Quick facts
- Airports
- 5
- Scheduled routes
- 27
- Top airlines
- 6
- Outbound countries
- 5+
- Most-competitive route
- GBE → JNB · 3 carriers
Top airports in Botswana
| # | Airport | IATA | Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaborone | GBE | 12 | Departures → |
| 2 | Maun | MUB | 10 | Departures → |
| 3 | Kasane | BBK | 4 | Departures → |
| 4 | Francistown | FRW | 1 | Departures → |
Top airlines based in Botswana
| # | Airline | IATA | Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Botswana | BP | 14 | Network → |
| 2 | Airlink | 4Z | 7 | Network → |
| 3 | CemAir | 5Z | 2 | Network → |
| 4 | Ethiopian Airlines | ET | 2 | Network → |
| 5 | Proflight Zambia | P0 | 1 | Network → |
| 6 | South African Airways | SA | 1 | Network → |
Most-competitive routes from Botswana
Most-served international destinations
- Johannesburg (JNB) · South Africa — 4 carriers
- Cape Town (CPT) · South Africa — 2 carriers
- Addis Ababa (ADD) · Ethiopia — 1 carrier
- Harare (HRE) · Zimbabwe — 1 carrier
- Lusaka (LUN) · Zambia — 1 carrier
- Livingstone (LVI) · Zambia — 1 carrier
- Mpacha (MPA) · Namibia — 1 carrier
- Ndola (NLA) · Zambia — 1 carrier
Aviation accidents in Botswana
- 2023-06-29 — GippsAero GA8 Airvan (Major Blue Air) — 2 fatal
- 2023-06-29 — GippsAero GA-8 — 3 fatal
- 2023-03-12 — ROBINSON 44 — 1 fatal
- 2021-03-05 — Robinson R44 Raven II — 1 fatal
- 2019-03-23 — Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (Major Blue Air) — 1 fatal
- 2017-02-09 — Casa 212 Aviocar (Botswana Defence Force - Air Wing) — 3 fatal
- 2013-06-29 — Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante (Batair Cargo) — 2 fatal
- 2012-08-11 — BAE BAE146 - 199 199 (Air Botswana)
- 2011-10-14 — Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (Moremi Air) — 8 fatal
- 2011-10-14 — 2011 Moremi Air Cessna 208 crash — 8 fatal
- 2011-10-14 — CESSNA 208B — 9 fatal
- 2009-04-06 — Rockwell Aero Commander 500 (Private Botswana)
- 2009-01-21 — Beechcraft 90 King Air (Kalahari Air Services)
- 1999-11-23 — Britten-Norman Islander (Botswana Defence Force - Air Wing) — 3 fatal
- 1999-10-11 — ATR42-300 (Air Botswana) — 1 fatal
- 1979-08-09 — Britten-Norman Islander (Botswana Defence Force - Air Wing) — 2 fatal
- 1978-05-09 — Britten-Norman Islander (Botswana Defence Force - Air Wing) — 2 fatal
- 1974-04-04 — Douglas DC-4 (Wenela Air Services) — 78 fatal
- 1972-01-26 — Britten-Norman Islander (Air Botswana)
- 1963-08-29 — Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) (East African Airways Corp. - EAAC)
Where Botswana flies to
- South Africa — 11 routes to 2 airports
- Zambia — 3 routes to 3 airports
- Namibia — 2 routes to 2 airports
- Ethiopia — 1 route to 1 airport
- Zimbabwe — 1 route to 1 airport
Frequently asked questions
How many airports are in Botswana?
Botswana has 5 airports in our dataset.
How many non-stop routes originate in Botswana?
Botswana has 27 routes departing from its airports in our weekly dataset.
Which airlines operate most routes from Botswana?
Top operators by route count: Air Botswana, Airlink, CemAir, Ethiopian Airlines, Proflight Zambia.
Which is the busiest airport in Botswana?
By scheduled-route count, Gaborone (GBE) is the busiest airport in Botswana with 12 routes departing.
What is the most-connected international destination from Botswana?
Johannesburg (JNB), South Africa sees the most competition with 4 carriers serving it from Botswana.
Which countries do Botswana-based airlines fly to most?
Top outbound countries: South Africa (11 routes), Zambia (3 routes), Namibia (2 routes), Ethiopia (1 route), Zimbabwe (1 route).