Mejametalana Airport Explained

Mejametalana Airport
Icao:FXMU
Pushpin Label:Moshoeshoe
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Military
Location:Maseru, Lesotho
Elevation-F:5,105
Elevation-M:1,556
Coordinates:-29.3039°N 27.5033°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-M:1,381
R1-Length-F:4,531
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:11/29
R2-Length-M:470
R2-Length-F:1,542
R2-Surface:Grass
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1]

Mejametalana Airport is a military airport in Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho. It served as Maseru's main airport until the opening of Moshoeshoe I International Airport, located in the town of Mazenod, about 18km (11miles) southeast of downtown Maseru.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 5105feet above mean sea level. It has two runways: 04/22 with an asphalt pavement measuring 4531feetx98feetft (xft) and 11/29 with a grass surface measuring 1542feetx98feetft (xft).

References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)