Seronga Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Seronga | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,240 ft / 988 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°49′25″S22°25′25″E / 18.82361°S 22.42361°E Coordinates: 18°49′25″S22°25′25″E / 18.82361°S 22.42361°E | ||||||||||
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  Seronga Location of the airport in Botswana | |||||||||||
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Seronga Airport( ICAO : FB71 ) is an airport serving the village of Seronga in the North-West District of Botswana. The well-marked runway is on the northern edge of the Okavango Delta.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
Seronga is a village in North-West District, Botswana. It is located close to beginning of the Okavango Delta, and has a local airstrip. The population of Seronga was 1,641 in 2001 census. In 2011 population census, the village had a population of 3716 making it the fourth largest village in Ngamiland West.
The North-West District or Ngamiland is one of the first level administrative subdivisions of Botswana. For census and administrative purposes Ngamiland is subdivided into Ngamiland East, Ngamiland West and Ngamiland Delta (Okavango). It is governed by a District Commissioner, appointed by the national government, and the elected North-West District Council. The administrative centre is Maun.
