AirportsMoshoeshoe I International Airport is a large airport serving Maseru(Mazenod), in Maseru District, Lesotho. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MSU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MSU
- ICAO code
- FXMM
- City
- Maseru(Mazenod)
- State or region
- Maseru District
- Country
- Lesotho
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.4563° S, 27.5545° E
- Elevation
- 1,630 m (5,348 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,498 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MSU means Moshoeshoe I International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FXMM. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.4563° S, 27.5545° E. It stands 1,630 metres (5,348 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Maseru, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Moshoeshoe I International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,498 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,200 m 10,498 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 1,010 m 3,314 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bram Fischer International AirportBloemfontein, South Africa | BFN | 128 km |
| K. D. Matanzima AirportMthatha, South Africa | UTT | 256 km |
| Pietermaritzburg AirportPietermaritzburg, South Africa | PZB | 276 km |
| Kimberley AirportKimberley, South Africa | KIM | 280 km |
| Margate AirportMargate, South Africa | MGH | 310 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,324 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,261 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,769 km | 8 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,407 km | 11 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,982 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,772 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,773 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,748 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,808 km | 13 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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