Matekane Air Strip

Matekane Air Strip is a high elevation airstrip serving Matekane, Lesotho, with a runway that extends to the edge of a 500 m (1,600 ft) cliff. The runway is often used by charity organizations and doctors to access remote villages in the area, and is known as one of the world's scariest runways.[2]

Matekane Air Strip
Photo by Bush Pilot Tom Claytor 1993
Summary
Airport typePublic
Elevation AMSL7,544 ft / 2,299 m
Coordinates29.92916°S 27.84822°E / -29.92916; 27.84822
Map
MTK
Location within Lesotho
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 580 1,903 Grass
Source: Google Maps[1]

The Maseru VOR-DME (Ident: MZV) is located 30.3 nautical miles (56.1 km) northwest of the airstrip.[3]

See also

References

  1. Google Maps - Matekane
  2. Farhad Heydari (October 2009). "The World's Scariest Runways". Travel & Leisure. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  3. "Mazenod VOR-DME (MZV) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.


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