Matekane Air Strip
Airport
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MTK
Location within Lesotho
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||
08/26 | 580 | 1,903 | Grass |
Source: Google Maps[1]
Matekane Air Strip is a high elevation airstrip serving Matekane, Lesotho, with a runway that extends to the edge of a 500 m (1,600 ft) cliff. The runway is often used by charity organizations and doctors to access remote villages in the area, and is known as one of the world's scariest runways.[2]
The Maseru VOR-DME (Ident: MZV) is located 30.3 nautical miles (56.1 km) northwest of the airstrip.[3]
See also
Aviation portal
- Transport in Lesotho
- List of airports in Lesotho
- List of shortest runways
References
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Matekane Airstrip
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