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Francistown Airport

airport in North-East District, Botswana
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Francistown Airport

Summary

Francistown Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Francistown Airport is located in North-East District[3].
  • Francistown Airport is in the country of Botswana[4].
  • Francistown Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Francistown Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Francistown Airport is operated by Botswana Defence Force[7].
  • Francistown Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as FRW[8].
  • Francistown Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as FBFT[9].
  • Francistown Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Africa/Gaborone[10].
  • Francistown Airport's runway is recorded as 11/29[11].
  • Francistown Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -21.159444444444, 'lon': 27.474444444444}[12].
  • Francistown Airport's official website is recorded as http://www.caab.co.bw/caab-content.php?cid=253[13].
  • Francistown Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Francistown[14].
  • Francistown Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1001'}[15].
  • Francistown Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': -21.1596, 'lon': 27.4745}[16].
  • Francistown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+37486'}[17].
  • Francistown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+36698'}[18].
  • Francistown Airport's state of use is recorded as in use[19].

Body

Geography

Francistown Airport is in the country of Botswana[4]. It is located in North-East District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Francistown Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1001'}[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

Why It Matters

Francistown Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Botswana

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . statsbots.org.bw. statsbots.org.bw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . statsbots.org.bw. statsbots.org.bw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
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    Aerodrome reference point → {'lat': -21.1596, 'lon': 27.4745}
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