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Airports in Swaziland – an Introduction
If you are planning to visit Swaziland, you may need to know about the Airports in Swaziland. Swaziland does not have too many of airports. In fact, it can be said that, though there are quite a few Airports in Swaziland, but not all of them have regular flights. All those Airports in Swaziland are not meant for regular travel for the passengers. The main Airport in Swaziland is the Matsapha Airport , also called as the Manzini Airport, located at the vicinity of Manzini. Besides the Matsapha airport, there are also a few Airports in Swaziland, but not all the Swaziland airports have regularly scheduled flights. In fact, most of the other Airports in Swaziland are not open for the civilians. They are mostly private airports. Therefore, for those who are going to Swaziland or going out of Swaziland, most of their attention go to the Matsapha airport, the most popular Airports in Swaziland. Matsapha airport has the code of MTS.
Other Airports in Swaziland
Besides Matsapha airport, one can also find a few other Airports in Swaziland, though most of them are not open for the civilians. Those Airports in Swaziland could be named as Ubombo Ranches Airport in Big Bend, Kubuta Airport in Kubuta'B', Lavumisa Airport in Lavumisa, Mhlume Airport in Mhlume, Piggs Peak Airport in Ngonini, Nhlangano Airport in Nhlangano, Nsoko Airport in Nsoko, Simunye Airport in Simunye, Tambankulu Airport in Tambankulu, and Tshaneni Airport in Tshaneni. All of these Airports in Swaziland do not have paved runway, which means the surface of the runways are soft and are suitable for only lighter aircrafts.
Matsapha Airport (MTS)
Matsapha Airport or Manzini Airport is the most popular Airport in Swaziland. It is a small airport, located in the vicinity of Manzini, a market town in central Swaziland and the largest city and primary industrial center of the nation. The place has got the population of 73,000 according to the 2004 consensus. Until 1960, the place was known as Bremersdorp. Matsapha Airport is located near the town.
The Matsapha airport has the latitude of 26.529022 S and Longitude of 31.307519 E. This Airport in Swaziland is located at an altitude of 2075 feet. The length of the runway is 8530 feet. The surface of the runway is ASPHALT.
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Flights from Matsapha Airport
There are a number of carriers which ply flights to and from Matsapha Airport. Though you won't find too many of flights of different destinations. The main destination is Johannesburg of South Africa. If you need to go to some other places in the world, you need to go to Johannesburg first, and then have to take another flight to reach your destination.
For more information on Airports in Swaziland, please go through the site www.Flightsu.com.
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