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FBSP/PKW METAR & TAF Selebi Phikwe Airport

Selebi Phikwe, Selebi-Phikwe (town)Elevation 2,925 ftMedium airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: FBPM · 58 NM N · 28 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · FBPM
WIND
VRB@3
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 0600Z (8:00 AM local) · valid to 1800Z (8:00 PM local)

FBSP forecast starts VFR at 09Z. Worst period is 09Z to 18Z with VFR possible (GUST). Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

VFR
0900Z11:00 AM1048Z12:48 PM1236Z2:36 PM1424Z4:24 PM1612Z6:12 PM1800Z8:00 PM

Codes in this report: CAVOK

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SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Unknown

›No current METAR available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
1 runway
NESW1230
WIND
No on-field weather data
No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

12/30
Dimensions
5,840 x 98 ft
Surface
ASP
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
2,925 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
1616Z 6:16 PM
Sunrise
0328Z 5:28 AM
Loggable night
1640Z (6:40 PM local) → 0304Z (5:04 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
1616Z (6:16 PM local) → 0328Z (5:28 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
1716Z (7:16 PM local) → 0228Z (4:28 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Selebi Phikwe Airport is in Selebi Phikwe, Selebi-Phikwe (town). Field elevation 2,925 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeMedium airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAFBSP / PKW
RegionSelebi-Phikwe (town)
CountryBotswana
Coordinates-22.0583, 27.8288
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerTowered
FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.7
AFIS
AFIS
118.7
PHIKWE TWR
TWR

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

FBSP has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: FBPM (58 NM N, VFR).

FBPM Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport
58 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov
↗Wikipedia
↗FBSP on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does FBSP have a METAR?
Not right now. FBSP is a METAR-reporting station, but no current on-field observation is available, so this page shows the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does FBSP have a TAF?
Yes, a TAF is issued for FBSP; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.
What is the field elevation at FBSP?
FBSP sits at 2,925 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for FBSP?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.