Thebephatshwa Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Botswana}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Thebephatshwa Airport

| nativename =

| IATA =

| ICAO = FBTP

| type = Military

| city-served = Molepolole

| location =

| owner = Botswana Defence Force

| elevation-f = 3750

| elevation-m =

| coordinates = {{coord|24|13|15|S|25|20|55|E|region:BW_type:airport|name=Thebephatshwa Airport (Thebephatshwa)|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Botswana

| pushpin_label= FBTP

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Thebephatshwa Airport in Botswana

| r1-number = 08/26

| r1-length-f =

| r1-length-m = 3002

| r1-surface = Asphalt/concrete

| metric-rwy = y

| r2-number = 08L/26R

| r2-length-f =

| r2-length-m = 2007

| r2-surface = Asphalt/concrete

| footnotes = Source: Landings.com[http://aerobaticsweb.org/cgi-bin/search_apt?FBTP Airport record for Thebephatshwa Airport] at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02 Google Maps{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?ht=en&z=13&t=k&q=-24.2210555555556,25.3469722222222+%28Thebephatshwa+Airport%29|title=location of Thebephatshwa Airport|accessdate=2013-09-02}} GCM{{GCM|FBTP|Thebephatshwa}}

}}

Thebephatshwa Airport {{Airport codes||FBTP}} is an airport serving Molepolole, in the Kweneng District of Botswana. The airport is {{convert|24|km}} northwest of Molepolole.

Maparangwane Air Base

The main base has a hangar for larger aircraft and helicopter hangar located to the northeast end of the runway.

The airport also serves as one of three Botswana Defence Force Air Wing air bases. The air base is home to:

  • Z1 Transport Squadron
  • Z7 Training Squadron
  • Z10 Transport Squadron
  • Z21 Transport/Helicopter Squadron
  • Z23 Transport/Helicopter Squadron
  • Z28 Fighter Squadron

The airbase is also home to the Thebephatshwa Airbase Hospital, with two helipads.

See also

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