Khwai River Airport

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Khwai River Airport
Summary
Serves Khwai, Botswana
Elevation  AMSL 3,000 ft / 914 m
Coordinates 19°08′58″S23°47′15″E / 19.14944°S 23.78750°E / -19.14944; 23.78750 Coordinates: 19°08′58″S23°47′15″E / 19.14944°S 23.78750°E / -19.14944; 23.78750
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Location of airport in Botswana
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Khwai River Airport( IATA : KHW, ICAO : FBKR) is an airport serving the lodges and camps around the village of Khwai in Botswana.

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The runway is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Moremi Game Reserve north gate, and 700 metres (0.4 mi) from one of the Khwai River hippo ponds. The game reserve is on the eastern side of the Okavango Delta.

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