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Maun International Airport

Maun, Botswana

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Maun International Airport

Maun, Botswana

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Gateway to the Okavango Delta and Botswana's wildlife heartland.

Location

Maun, Botswana

Maun International Airport (IATA: MUB, ICAO: FBMN) is located in Maun, the tourism capital of Botswana, situated on the edge of the Okavango Delta — a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It serves as the primary air entry point for visitors to the delta, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, and Moremi Game Reserve. The airport handles a significant volume of both scheduled commercial flights and charter operations, as light aircraft and helicopter transfers to remote safari camps are a core part of its traffic. Its strategic position makes it one of the busiest airports in Botswana by aircraft movements. Maun International Airport is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) and has seen infrastructure upgrades to accommodate growing safari tourism demand, including an extended runway capable of handling larger regional jet aircraft.

Terminals

The airport operates a single terminal building that handles both international and domestic passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options include taxis, car hire, and lodge transfers, as there is no scheduled public bus service directly connecting the airport to central Maun.

Airlines here

Major carriers serving Maun include Air Botswana and Airlink (South African Express successor), with numerous charter operators providing light aircraft services to remote camps.

Notable facts

›Maun Airport is one of the busiest airports in Botswana by total aircraft movements due to high charter traffic.
›It serves as the primary gateway to the Okavango Delta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
›The airport handles a large number of light aircraft and helicopter operations ferrying tourists to remote safari camps.
›Maun is often called the safari capital of Botswana, making this airport critical to the country's tourism economy.
›The runway has been extended and upgraded to accommodate regional jet aircraft serving international connections.

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Route map (6 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Botswana

South African Airways

Air Namibia

Routes

MUB → BBKBP · AT5

MUB → CPTBP · AR8

MUB → GBEBP · AT5 AT7

MUB → JNBBP · AT5 AT7

MUB → JNBSA · AR8

MUB → VFASW · ER3

MUB → WDHSW · ER3

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-5003 routes Avro RJ852 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 722 routes Embraer RJ1352 routes

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