Serowe Airport | |||||||||||
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| Serves | Serowe, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,158 m / 3,800 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°25′24″S026°45′24″E / 22.42333°S 26.75667°E Coordinates: 22°25′24″S026°45′24″E / 22.42333°S 26.75667°E | ||||||||||
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  FBSR Location of airport in Botswana | |||||||||||
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Source: Great Circle Mapper [1] | |||||||||||
Serowe Airport( ICAO : FBSR) was an airport serving the town of Serowe, Botswana. The airport is closed.
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