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Matekane Air Strip
Photo by Bush Pilot Tom Claytor 1993
IATA: none ICAO: FXME LID: MTK
Summary
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 / -29.92916; 27.84822
Map
MTKLocation within Lesotho
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 580 1,903 Grass
Source: Google Maps

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.

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

See also

• Aviation portal
• Transport in Lesotho
• List of airports in Lesotho
• List of shortest runways

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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