Sikhuphe International Airport
King Mswati III International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Eswatini. It replaced Matsapha Airport in 2014 as the only international airport in Eswatini that caters to commercial flights.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: Airport in Eswatini
- Also known as: “FDSK”, “King Mswati III International Airport”, and “SHO”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mpaka.
Mpaka
Town
Mpaka is a town in eastern central Eswatini in western Lubombo District. Mpaka is situated 8 km southeast of Sikhuphe International Airport.
Sikhuphe International Airport
- Categories: international airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transport
- Location: Lubombo Region, Eswatini, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.35867° or 26° 21′ 31″ south
Longitude
31.71738° or 31° 43′ 3″ east
Elevation
326 metres (1,070 feet)
IATA airport code
SHO
ICAO airport code
FDSK
UN/LOCODE
SZ SHO
Open location code
5G5HJPR8+GX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Sikhuphe International Airport” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Koning Mswati III Internasionale Lughawe”
- Arabic: “مطار مسواتي الثالث الدولي”
- Asturian: “Aeropuertu Internacional Rei Mswati III”
- Cebuano: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Chinese: “恩史瓦帝三世國際機場”
- Dutch: “Sikhuphe International Airport”
- Esperanto: “Flughaveno Reĝo Msvati la Tria”
- Finnish: “Kuningas Mswati III:n kansainvälinen lentoasema”
- French: “aéroport international du roi Mswati III”
- French: “Aéroport international du roi Mswati III”
- German: “Internationaler Flughafen King Mswati III”
- German: “Internationaler Flughafen König Mswati III.”
- German: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional King Mswati III”
- Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale Re Mswati III”
- Japanese: “キング・ムスワティ3世国際空港”
- Korean: “음스와티 3세 국제공항”
- Lithuanian: “Karaliaus Msvati III tarptautinis oro uostas”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Króla Mswatiego III”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Sikhuphe”
- Russian: “Международный аэропорт имени короля Мсвати III”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional Rey Mswati III”
- Swati: “Sikhumulo Setindiza Semhlaba Wonkhe seNkhosi Mswati III”
- Turkish: “Koning Mswati III Uluslararası Havalimanı”
- Ukrainian: “Сікхупхе (аеропорт)”
- Ukrainian: “Сікхупхе”
- Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Sikhuphe”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sicusha and Malindza.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: VIP Terminal and ERS.
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Worth a closer look: Mbabane and Lobamba.
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