Southern Africa
Lesotho
Thaba-Tseka District

Katse Airport

Katse Airport is an airport serving the section of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project in north-central . The high elevation runway has a 215 metres overrun on the south end, and a steep dropoff to the Malibamatso River on the north end.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Lesotho
  • Also known as: “FXKA” and “Katse”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Katse Dam and Kolberg Airport.

Museum
Photo: SkyPixels, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , a concrete arch dam on the Malibamat'so River in , is Africa's second largest double-curvature arch dam after the in Ethiopia.

Aerodrome
is an airstrip serving the village of Letlapeng in the of . The runway is in the shallow valley of the intermittent Khohlontso river, with higher terrain in all quadrants.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khatse.

Katse is a tiny village in the Lesotho Highlands. It is near and gives its name to the Katse Dam, a huge manmade reservoir built to sell water to neighbouring South Africa.

Katse Airport

Latitude
-29.36303° or 29° 21′ 47″ south
Longitude
28.52703° or 28° 31′ 37″ east
Elevation
2,168 metres (7,113 feet)
Open location code
5G2CJGPG+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1042038852
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
13372368
Wiki­data ID
Q12693308
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Satellite Map

Discover Katse Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Turkish—“Katse Airport” goes by many names.
  • Indonesian: “FXKA”
  • Japanese: “カツェ空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Katse”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Katse”
  • Turkish: “Katse Havalimanı”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Makareng (Ha Nkokana) and Ha Ntseke (Ha Nkokana).

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mohlothola and Roibere.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Katse Airport”. Photo: Kentstander, CC BY 2.5.