Sua Pan Airport

Sua Pan Airport (also called Sowa Airport) is a public airport serving the town of Sowa in the Makgadikgadi salt pan region of eastern Botswana.



Key Information

IATA code: SXN

ICAO code: FBSN

Location: Sowa, Central District, Botswana

Coordinates: approx. -20.5534, 26.1158

Elevation: ~910 m (2,985 ft) above sea level

Runway

Runway: 11/29

Length: ~1,675 m

Surface: Asphalt

What makes it unique



Sua Pan Airport is built right in the Makgadikgadi salt pan system, one of the largest salt flats in the world. The runway sits between the northern and southern basins of the pan, surrounded by bright white seasonal salt crusts and shallow floodwaters during the rainy season.



Purpose & usage

Supports the nearby soda ash mining operations (Botash at Sowa)

Handles private and charter flights

Occasional government and logistics aviation

No regular scheduled airline services

Location context

About 11 km west of Sowa town

Connected by the A32 road, which ends at the airport

Part of the wider Makgadikgadi ecosystem, near:

Nxai Pan National Park

Nata Bird Sanctuary

Kalahari fringe landscapes

Summary



Sua Pan Airport is a remote industrial + regional airport built inside a dramatic salt-pan landscape, mainly serving mining and logistical operations rather than tourism or commercial airline traffic.