Lobatse Airport

FBLO · Lobatse, Botswana

About Lobatse Airport

ICAO FBLO
IATA LOQ
FIR Gaborone FIR
Region Lobatse
Country Botswana
Runways 5/23
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -25.1981, 25.7139   251153S 0254250E
Coordinates (Center) -25.19828, 25.71369   251154S 0254249E
Variation 17.4° W (2024)
Timezone Gaborone (+2 h)
Local time May 8, 2024 02:30

Lobatse Airport

Lobatse Airport is a small airport in Lobatse, Botswana. The airport is located at latitude -25.19828 and longitude 25.71369. The airport has one runway: 5/23. The ICAO airport code of this field is FBLO. The airport's IATA code is LOQ. Nearby other airfields are Alpha Airfield, Lobatse Southeast Airport, Botsalano Airport, Goodhope Airport and Kanye Airport.

Lobatse Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, which is 74 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Gaborone.

Lobatse Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Gaborone. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 17:43. This applies to Lobatse Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
5 030° 047° -25.1937 25.7167 1,174 m
23 210° 227° -25.2028 25.7107

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Alpha Airfield FBAL 0 km 360°
Lobatse Southeast Airport ZA-0089 18 km 106°
Botsalano Airport ZA-0087 38 km 176°
Goodhope Airport FBGH 40 km 229°
Kanye Airport FBKY 43 km 292°
Zeerust Airport FAZR 55 km 143°
Mafikeng North ZA-0398 62 km 189°
Madikwe West Airport ZA-0230 66 km 051°
Mafeking North Airport ZA-0085 67 km 188°

Navigational aids

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