List of airports in Eswatini explained
This is a list of airports in Eswatini, sorted by location.
Eswatini is a landlocked country in southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique. The nation, as well as its people, are named after the 19th-century king Mswati II. Eswatini is divided into four districts: Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, and Shiselweni. The capital of Eswatini is Mbabane, while the country's traditional and legislative capital is Lobamba.
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Airports
Names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.
Most of the airfields listed below are unpaved. The exceptions are Matsapha Airport and King Mswati III International Airport, previously called Sikhuphe International Airport.
| Location served | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Runway length/surface | Coordinates |
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| Big Bend | FDBT | | Tambuti Airfield | 800m (2,600feet) Grass | -26.7361°N 31.7764°W |
| Big Bend | FDUB | | Ubombo Ranches Airfield | 730m (2,400feet) unpaved | -26.7686°N 31.9367°W |
| Bhunya | | | Bhunya Airfield | 1250m (4,100feet) Gravel | -26.5833°N 30.9431°W |
| Kubuta | FDKS / FDKB | | Kubuta Airfield | 847m (2,779feet) grass | -26.8817°N 31.4897°W[1] |
| Manzini | FDMS | MTS | Matsapha (International) Airport | 2600m (8,500feet) paved | -26.5289°N 31.3075°W |
| Manzini | FDSK | SHO | King Mswati III International Airport | 3600m (11,800feet) Asphalt | -26.3567°N 31.7169°W |
| Mhlume | FDMH | | Mhlume Airfield | 709m (2,326feet) unpaved | -26.0258°N 31.81°W |
| Ngonini | FDNG | | Piggs Peak Airfield | 823m (2,700feet) unpaved | -25.7981°N 31.4119°W |
| Nhlangano | FDNH | | Nhlangano Airfield | 671m (2,201feet) unpaved | -27.12°N 31.2125°W |
| Nsoko | FDNS | | Nsoko Airfield | 671m (2,201feet) unpaved | -27.0183°N 31.9353°W |
| Simunye | FDSM | | Simunye Airfield | 1100m (3,600feet) unpaved | -26.1961°N 31.93°W |
| Siteki | FDST | | Siteki Airfield | 1006m (3,301feet) unpaved | -26.4719°N 31.9431°W |
| Tambankulu | FDTM | | Tambankulu Airfield | 875m (2,871feet) unpaved | -26.1061°N 31.9197°W |
| Tshaneni | FDTS | | Tshaneni Airfield | 756m (2,480feet) unpaved | -25.985°N 31.7519°W | |
The airstrip at Tshaneni is not to be confused with "Tshaneni Airport", a planned transportation hub based around the airstrip in
Mkuze, a nearby town on the other side of the South African border.
See also
References
Notes and References
- https://maps.google.com/?ll=-26.882191,31.489681&spn=0.009847,0.008787&t=h&z=17 Google Maps - Kubuta
