Maun Airport
Maun International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana | ||||||||||
Serves | Maun, Botswana | ||||||||||
Hub for | |||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,093 ft / 943 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°58′21″S 23°25′50″E / 19.97250°S 23.43056°E | ||||||||||
Website | caab | ||||||||||
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Maun Airport (IATA: MUB, ICAO: FBMN) is an international airport serving the town of Maun in the North-West District of Botswana. It is on the north side of the town and is accessible by shuttle bus or taxi.
Maun Airport serves as the main gateway to the
There are also daily scheduled flights to destinations in Botswana and South Africa.[4][5]
Wilderness Air operates regular charter flights from its Windhoek-Eros-hub, Namibia to Maun.[6]
Early history 1925-1939
The aircraft were awaited as they brought news of the outside world, mail, medicines, foodstuffs, and above all, new people to a community hundreds of kilometres from the nearest big town. The first air service began in the 1930s, using a landing strip that today is Maun's main street. The strip was later moved away from the town centre to the present site of the airport.
The earliest known flights over the
Airlink commenced direct flights between Cape Town and Maun starting in March 2016.[8] In October 2016, Air Namibia suspended scheduled flights to Maun Airport.[4] In May 2018 government officials confirmed their commitment to refurbish and upgrade the existing airport building.[9]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Botswana | Gaborone, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Kasane, Victoria Falls |
Airlink | Cape Town,[10] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[11] |
Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[12]
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Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa (begins 10 June 2024)[13] |
Fastjet Zimbabwe | Victoria Falls[14] |
FlyNamibia | Windhoek–Hosea Kutako (begins 3 July 2024)[15] |
Accidents
In March 2000 a Cessna 414 crashed on its way from Gaborone to Maun. The pilot and a passenger walked for over 200 kilometres (120 mi) to find help.[16]
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for Maun Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ SkyVector - Maun Airport
- ^ Spaeth, Andreas (July 2023). "Botswana's sky-high bush safari". Airliner World (288): 53–61.
- ^ a b "Southern & East African Tourism Update".
- ^ Air Botswana, 2009
- ^ "Wilderness Air » Botswana". www.wilderness-air.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "www.ngamitimes.com/Archives/". The Ngami Times. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Cape Town gets direct flight link to Botswana's Okavango Delta". Traveller. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ Pelontle, Kedirebofe (11 May 2018). "Botswana: Maun Airport Terminal Building On Cards". Botswana Daily News (Gaborone). Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "SA Airlink Adds Cape Town - Maun Service from March 2016". Airlineroute.net. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Air Namibia to suspend flights to Maun". 25 June 2016.
- ^ "CemAir Adds Johannesburg - Maun Service From May 2023". AeroRoutes. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Ethiopian Airlines NS24 Africa Service Changes – 24JAN24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Cheap flights to Zimbabwe, South Africa and Botswana".
- ^ https://flynam.com/schedule/
- ^ "BBC News | AFRICA | Crash survivors found in desert".
External links
Media related to Maun Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Air Botswana (2009) Official Flight Schedule
- C. Michael Hogan (2008) Makgadikgadi, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham
- Maun Airport (MUB/FBMN) (2008), AZWorldAirports.com
- Air Namibia axes Windhoek to Maun route
- Maun in Helipaddy
- Accident history for Maun at Aviation Safety Network