Matsieng Air Strip
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesRasesa, Botswana
Elevation AMSL3,320 ft / 1,012 m
Coordinates24°21′25″S 26°05′25″E / 24.35694°S 26.09028°E / -24.35694; 26.09028 (Matsieng Air Strip (Matsieng))
Map
FBMA is located in Botswana
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FBMA
Location of Matsieng Air Strip in Botswana
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,300 4,265 Gravel
17/35 850 2,789 Gravel

Matsieng Air Strip is a general aviation airfield near Rasesa, 44 kilometres (27 mi) north of Gaborone, Botswana. It was built in 2011. The airfield has been the venue for several international air shows.[1][2][3]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 23 March 2019, a Beechcraft B200 King Air was, reportedly intentionally, flown into the control tower and an adjacent building housing the local flying club after several low-altitude passes. An evacuation had been ordered before the crash and the pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was the only person killed; both the control tower and the club building were destroyed.[4]

See also

References

  1. "2015 Botswana International Air Show". First National Bank Botswana. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. Keyter, Juri. "Wesbank Botswana International Air Show 2016". Pilotspost. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. "2017 Botswana International Air Show". Botswana Airshow. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. Accident description for Major Blue Air Beechcraft B200 Super King Air registration A2-MBM at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 24 March 2019.


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