Matekane Air Strip
Appearance
Matekane Air Strip | |||||||||||
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![]() Photo by Bush Pilot Tom Claytor 1993 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 7,544 ft / 2,299 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°55′45″S 27°50′54″E / 29.92916°S 27.84822°E | ||||||||||
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Source: Google Maps[1] |
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]
The Maseru VOR-DME (Ident: MZV) is located 30.3 nautical miles (56.1 km) northwest of the airstrip.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Google Maps - Matekane
- ^ Farhad Heydari (October 2009). "The World's Scariest Runways". Travel & Leisure. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ "Mazenod VOR-DME (MZV) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
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