Shakawe Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Department of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||
| Location | Shakawe, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,380 ft / 1,030 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°22′25″S21°50′00″E / 18.37361°S 21.83333°E Coordinates: 18°22′25″S21°50′00″E / 18.37361°S 21.83333°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.dca.gov.bw/... | ||||||||||
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Shakawe Airport( IATA : SWX, ICAO : FBSW) is an airport serving Shakawe, a village in the North-West District of Botswana.
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports and metropolitan areas around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
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.
Shakawe is a village located in the northwest corner of Botswana at the beginning of the Okavango Delta, close to Namibia and Angola. Shakawe is awakening from its former status as a sleepy little outpost on the Okavango. For travellers, Shakawe means a Botswana entry or exit stamp or a staging post for a visit to the Tsodilo Hills, 40 km away. For Southern African holiday-makers, it is most often the start of a fishing trip in the Okavango Panhandle. It also provides access to the Caprivi Strip.
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It is the gateway to the northern part of the Okavango Delta and the Linyati area. Direct charter flights are operated to the aerodrome. It is owned by the Department of Civil Aviation.
The Okavango Delta in Botswana is a swampy inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough in the central part of the endorheic basin of the Kalahari. All the water reaching the delta is ultimately evaporated and transpired and does not flow into any sea or ocean. Each year, about 11 cubic kilometres (2.6 cu mi) of water spread over the 6,000–15,000 km2 (2,300–5,800 sq mi) area. Some flood waters drain into Lake Ngami. The area was once part of Lake Makgadikgadi, an ancient lake that had mostly dried up by the early Holocene.
Aerial view of airport Shakawe (2019)
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