Sikhuphe International Airport
King Mswati III International Airport, initially named Sikhuphe International Airport in the planning and construction phase, is an airport in Eswatini.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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. It lies about 22 kilometres northwest of Siteki on the MR3 highway. It has a defunct coal mine, though some corporate entities are looking into re-starting coal production in the area which continues to be controversial. Mpaka is situated 8 km southeast of Sikhuphe International Airport.
Sikhuphe International Airport
- Categories: international airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Lubombo Region, Eswatini, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.35867° or 26° 21′ 31″ southLongitude
31.71738° or 31° 43′ 3″ eastElevation
326 metres (1,070 feet)IATA airport code
SHOICAO airport code
FDSKUnited Nations Location Code
SZ SHOOpen location code
5G5HJPR8+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 205111086OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
8521372Wikidata ID
Q2285574
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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: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Asturian: “Aeropuertu Internacional Rei Mswati III”
- Asturian: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Cebuano: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Cebuano: “Sikhuphe International Airport”
- Chinese: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Chinese: “恩史瓦帝三世國際機場”
- Dutch: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- 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”
- French: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- German: “FDSK”
- German: “Internationaler Flughafen King Mswati III”
- German: “Internationaler Flughafen König Mswati III.”
- German: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- German: “SHO”
- German: “Sikhuphe International Airport”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional King Mswati III”
- Indonesian: “FDSK”
- Indonesian: “SHO”
- Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale Re Mswati III”
- Italian: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Japanese: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Japanese: “キング・ムスワティ3世国際空港”
- Korean: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Korean: “음스와티 3세 국제공항”
- Lithuanian: “Karaliaus Msvati III tarptautinis oro uostas”
- Lithuanian: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Króla Mswatiego III”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Sikhuphe”
- Romanian: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Russian: “Международный аэропорт имени короля Мсвати III”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional Rey Mswati III”
- Spanish: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Turkish: “Koning Mswati III Uluslararası Havalimanı”
- Ukrainian: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Ukrainian: “Сікхупхе (аеропорт)”
- Ukrainian: “Сікхупхе”
- Welsh: “King Mswati III International Airport”
- Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Sikhuphe”
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