Although a new airport for Manzini, King Mswati III International Airport, was inaugurated in March 2014, Airlink chose to continue flying to Mastapha. However, the Eswatini Civil Aviation Authority (ESWACAA) required the airline to end flights to Matsapha on 29 September 2014 and switch to King Mswati III Airport the following day.[4]
The Matsapha Airport was still planned to be used by the royal family and the army. The airport recorded 70,000 passengers yearly until it closed.[5] All the commercial flights had one destination, the O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. The plan to replace the Matsapha Airport was announced in 2000 by King Mswati.[6]
Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 2,075 feet (632 m) above mean sea level, the runway elevation is 2,075 feet (632 m). It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,600 by 45 metres (8,530 ft × 148 ft).[1]
matsapha, airport, iata, icao, fdms, airport, located, near, manzini, city, manzini, district, eswatini, serves, flights, eswatini, government, mercy, flights, terminal, 2004iata, mtsicao, fdmssummaryairport, typeroyal, movements, flights, eswatini, government. Matsapha Airport IATA MTS ICAO FDMS is an airport located near Manzini a city in Manzini District of Eswatini It serves flights of the Eswatini Government and mercy flights 3 Matsapha AirportThe terminal in 2004IATA MTSICAO FDMSSummaryAirport typeRoyal movements flights of the Eswatini Government mercy flightsOperatorEswatini Civil Aviation Authority ESWACAA LocationManzini EswatiniElevation AMSL2 075 ft 632 mCoordinates26 31 44 S 031 18 27 E 26 52889 S 31 30750 E 26 52889 31 30750 Coordinates 26 31 44 S 031 18 27 E 26 52889 S 31 30750 E 26 52889 31 30750MapMTSLocation of the airport in EswatiniRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft07 25 2 600 8 530 AsphaltSource DAFIF 1 GCM 2 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditAlthough a new airport for Manzini King Mswati III International Airport was inaugurated in March 2014 Airlink chose to continue flying to Mastapha However the Eswatini Civil Aviation Authority ESWACAA required the airline to end flights to Matsapha on 29 September 2014 and switch to King Mswati III Airport the following day 4 The Matsapha Airport was still planned to be used by the royal family and the army The airport recorded 70 000 passengers yearly until it closed 5 All the commercial flights had one destination the O R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg The plan to replace the Matsapha Airport was announced in 2000 by King Mswati 6 Facilities EditThe airport is at an elevation of 2 075 feet 632 m above mean sea level the runway elevation is 2 075 feet 632 m It has one runway designated 07 25 with an asphalt surface measuring 2 600 by 45 metres 8 530 ft 148 ft 1 See also EditList of airports in Eswatini Transport in EswatiniReferences Edit a b Airport information for FDMS from DAFIF effective October 2006 Airport information for Matsapha Airport at Great Circle Mapper Matsapha Airport Eswatini Civil Aviation Authority Retrieved 4 June 2020 Eswatini Airlink Forced to Use King s Airport allAfrica com 22 August 2014 Retrieved 13 February 2016 Simelane Mbabane Lewis 9 October 2014 Swaziland s King Mswati airport finally gets going www iol co za Retrieved 25 May 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Swaziland airport fails to lift off The Mail amp Guardian 4 May 2012 Retrieved 25 May 2021 External links EditEverything about Matsapha Manzini International Airport History recent statistics airlines planespotting parking and car rental Current weather for Manzini Matsapa Airport Swaziland FDMS at NOAA NWS Accident history for Manzini Matsapha International Airport at Aviation Safety Network This Eswatini location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about an airport in Eswatini is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matsapha Airport amp oldid 1133460302, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
