Leribe Airport is an airport serving
Hlotse
Hlotse (also Leribe) is an important market town in Lesotho. It is situated on the Hlotse River, near the South African border. The town was founded in 1876 by a British missionary, Reverend John Widdicombe. It was a colonial centre until Lesot ...
, the
camptown (capital) of the
Leribe District
Leribè is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,828 km2 and a population in 2016 of approximately 337,500. Hlotse is the capital or camptown of the district. The district has one additional town, namely Maputsoe. In the west, Leribe bo ...
of
Lesotho
Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...
.
The runway is in a large, open field with many cross trails, but does have some side markers along its length. It is less than from the border with
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
.
The Ficksburg
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
(Ident: FB) is west of the airport.
See also
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Transport in Lesotho
This article concerns systems of transport in Lesotho. As a landlocked country, Lesotho has no seaports or harbours, but does have road, air transport, and limited rail infrastructure.
Roads
Prior to Lesotho's independence in 1966, the only pa ...
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List of airports in Lesotho
This is a list of airports in Lesotho, sorted by location.
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List
Airport names that are indicated in bold indicate that the facility has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
* not officially identified by ICAO
See also
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References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Hlotse
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* Google Earth
Airports in Lesotho
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