Matsapha Airport

Matsapha Airport
IATA: MTS – ICAO: FDMS MTS Location of the airport in Swaziland
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Government
Location		Manzini, Swaziland
Elevation AMSL		2,075 ft / 632 m
Coordinates		26°31′44″S 031°18′27″E / 26.52889°S 31.3075°E / -26.52889; 31.3075
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
07/25	2,600	8,530	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Matsapha Airport (IATA: MTS, ICAO: FDMS) is an airport located near Manzini, a city in Manzini District of Swaziland.

In 2011 it will be replaced by Sikhuphe International Airport^[3] and will be taken over by the army. The handover had been expected in 2010 but construction of the new airport has been delayed.^[4]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 2,075 feet (632 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,600 by 45 metres (8,530 × 148 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
South African Airways operated by Airlink	Johannesburg
Swaziland Airlink	Johannesburg

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for FDMS from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. ^ Airport information for MTS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
3. ^ "Sikhuphe to receive the world early next year". http://www.times.co.sz/index.php?news=19000. Retrieved 2010-08-15. 
4. ^ Vilakati, Faith (14 September, 2009). "Army to take over Matsapha Airport". The Swazi Observer. http://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=7325. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 

External links

• Everything 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 (IATA: MTS, ICAO: FDMS) at Aviation Safety Network