Rakops Airport | |||||||||||
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| Serves | Rakops, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 914 m / 3,000 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°00′S024°20′E / 21.000°S 24.333°E | ||||||||||
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  FBRK Location of airport in Botswana | |||||||||||
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Source: Great Circle Mapper [1] | |||||||||||
Rakops Airport( ICAO : FBRK) is an airport serving the village of Rakops, Botswana.
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