Tshane Airport

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Tshane Airport
Summary
Serves Tshane, Botswana
Elevation  AMSL 1,128 m / 3,700 ft
Coordinates 24°01′S021°53′E / 24.017°S 21.883°E / -24.017; 21.883 Coordinates: 24°01′S021°53′E / 24.017°S 21.883°E / -24.017; 21.883
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FBTE
Location of airport in Botswana
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Direction LengthSurface
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08/261,0003,281Salt pan
Source: Great Circle Mapper [1] Google Maps [2]

Tshane Airport( ICAO : FBTE) is an airport serving the village of Tshane, Botswana. The Tshane salt pan is very flat and has many tracks but no marked runway.

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Tshane village in Botswana

Tshane is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It is situated in Kalahari Desert, and is served by local Tshane Airport. The village has a primary school and the population was 1020 in 2011 census. It has a !Xóõ cultural centre.

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