Katse Airport
Katse Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Katse Dam | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°21′49″S 28°31′38″E / 29.36361°S 28.52722°ECoordinates: 29°21′49″S 28°31′38″E / 29.36361°S 28.52722°E | ||||||||||
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  FXKA Location of the airport in Lesotho | |||||||||||
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Katse Airport (ICAO: FXKA) is an airport serving the Katse Dam section of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project in north-central Lesotho.
The high elevation runway has a 215 metres (705 ft) overrun on the south end, and a steep dropoff to the Malibamatso River on the north end. Some sections of the runway are built on rock fill and have no shoulder. There are hills and ravines in all quadrants.
See also[]
Aviation portal- Transport in Lesotho
- List of airports in Lesotho
References[]
- ^ Airport information for Katse Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Katse
- ^ Katse Airport - SkyVector
External links[]
- OpenStreetMap - Katse
- Katse Airport - FallingRain
- OurAirports - Katse
- Accident history for Katse Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Google Earth
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