Matsieng Air Strip
Airport
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Location of Matsieng Air Strip in Botswana
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
06/24 | 1,300 | 4,265 | Gravel |
17/35 | 850 | 2,789 | Gravel |
Matsieng Air Strip is a general aviation airfield near Rasesa, 44 kilometres (27 mi) north of Gaborone, Botswana. It was built in 2011. The airfield has been the venue for several international air shows.[1][2][3]
Accidents and incidents
- On 23 March 2019, a Beechcraft B200 King Air was, reportedly intentionally, flown into the control tower and an adjacent building housing the local flying club after several low-altitude passes. An evacuation had been ordered before the crash and the pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was the only person killed; both the control tower and the club building were destroyed.[4]
See also
- Aviation portal
- Transport in Botswana
- List of airports in Botswana
References
- ^ "2015 Botswana International Air Show". First National Bank Botswana. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ Keyter, Juri. "Wesbank Botswana International Air Show 2016". Pilotspost. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "2017 Botswana International Air Show". Botswana Airshow. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ Accident description for Major Blue Air Beechcraft B200 Super King Air registration A2-MBM at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 24 March 2019.
External links
- 2016 Air Show - YouTube
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Airports in Botswana
- Francistown
- Ghanzi
- Hukuntsi
- Kang
- Kanye
- Kasane
- Khwai River Lodge
- Machaneng
- Makalamabedi
- Maun
- Nata
- Nokaneng
- Palapye
- Rasesa
- Savuti
- Selebi-Phikwe
- Seronga
- Shakawe
- Gaborone
- Tshabong
- Xugana
- Camp Okavango
- Jwaneng
- Lobatse
- Orapa
- Sowa
- Thebephatshwa
- Tuli Lodge
- Xaxaba
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