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. 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″ south
Longitude
31.71738° or 31° 43′ 3″ east
Elevation
326 metres (1,070 feet)
IATA airport code
SHO
ICAO airport code
FDSK
United Nations Location Code
SZ SHO
Open location code
5G5HJPR8+GX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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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”
- Arabic: “مطار مسواتي الثالث الدولي”
- 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”
- Swati: “Sikhumulo Setindiza Semhlaba Wonkhe seNkhosi Mswati III”
- 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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