Moshoeshoe I International Airport

Moshoeshoe I International Airport
IATA: MSU – ICAO: FXMM MSU Location of Airport in Lesotho
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Department of Civil Aviation
Serves		Maseru, Lesotho
Location		Mazenod
Elevation AMSL		5,348 ft / 1,630 m
Coordinates		29°27′44″S 027°33′09″E / 29.46222°S 27.5525°E / -29.46222; 27.5525
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
04/22	3,200	10,498	Asphalt
11/29	1,010	3,314	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Moshoeshoe I International Airport (IATA: MSU, ICAO: FXMM) is an airport serving Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho. The airport is located in the town of Mazenod, about 18 km (11 mi) southeast of downtown Maseru.^[3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 5,348 feet (1,630 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 04/22 measuring 3,200 by 45 metres (10,499 × 148 ft) and 11/29 measuring 1,010 × 23 m (3,314 × 75 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Mission Aviation Fellowship	within Lesotho
South African Airways operated by Airlink	Johannesburg

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for FXMM from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. ^ Airport information for MSU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
3. ^ "Distance from Maseru to airport". WikiMapia. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=-29.3809784&lon=27.5173187&z=12&l=0&m=b&gz=0;274901104;-294622436;0;1521168;624847;0. Retrieved 18 Feb 2010. 

External links

	Africa portal
	Aviation portal

• Moshoeshoe I International Airport at Lesotho Department of Civil Aviation^{[dead link]}
• Current weather for FXMM at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for MSU at Aviation Safety Network