Palapye Airport

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Palapye Airport
Summary
Serves Palapye, Botswana
Elevation  AMSL 3,000 ft / 914 m
Coordinates 22°33′50″S27°08′15″E / 22.56389°S 27.13750°E / -22.56389; 27.13750 Coordinates: 22°33′50″S27°08′15″E / 22.56389°S 27.13750°E / -22.56389; 27.13750
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QPH
Location of airport in Botswana
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07/251,1003,609Grass
Source: GCM [1] Google Maps [2]

Palapye Airport( IATA : QPH, ICAO : FBPY) is an airstrip serving Palapye, a city in the Central District of Botswana. The runway is on the southeast side of the town.

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