List of airports in Swaziland - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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s in Swaziland
Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...

, sorted by location.

Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked

Landlocked

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country in southern Africa

Africa

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, bordered to the north, south, east and west by South Africa

South Africa

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, and to the east by Mozambique

Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

. The nation, as well as its people, are named after the 19th century king Mswati II

Mswati II of Swaziland

Mswati II was the king of Swaziland between 1840 and 1868. He was also the eponym of Swaziland. Called by the anthropologist Hilda Kuper "the greatest of the Swazi fighting kings," Swaziland reached its greatest territorial extent under Mswati II Mswati II (otherwise known as Mswazi, Mavuso or...

. Swaziland is divided into four districts

Districts of Swaziland

||Swaziland is divided into four districts:# Hhohho# Lubombo# Manzini# ShiselweniThese districts are subdivided into 55 tinkhundla. These, in turn, are divided into umphakatsi.-See also:*ISO 3166-2:SZ...

: Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini

Manzini District

Manzini is a district of Swaziland, located in the center-west of the country. It has an area of 5,068 km² and a population of 292,000 , and is divided into 16 tinkhundla. Its administrative center is Manzini. It borders all three other districts: Hhohho in the north, Lubombo in the east, and...

, and Shiselweni. The capital of Swaziland is Mbabane

Mbabane

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, while the country's traditional and legislative capital is Lobamba

Lobamba

Lobamba is the traditional and legislative capital of Swaziland, seat of the Parliament and residence of the Queen Mother. It is located in the west of the country, in the Ezulwini valley, 16 km from Mbabane, in the district of Hhohho...

Airports

Names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.

Most of the airfields listed below are private and unpaved. The exception is Matsapha Airport, which is due to be replaced by Sikhuphe International Airport

Sikhuphe International Airport

Sikhuphe International Airport is due to open in 2011 in Swaziland. It will replace Matsapha Airport, which serves largely as a charter airport for small regional carriers such as SA Airlink. It will be able to handle up to 300,000 passengers per year....

in 2010.

Location served	ICAO ICAO airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...	IATA IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association...	Airport name	Runway Runway According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth... length/surface	Coordinates
Big Bend Big Bend, Swaziland Big Bend is a town in eastern Swaziland, lying on the Lusutfu River. Its main industry is based on sugar plantations.- Schools :The Edu-care Centre is a preschool which caters to Swazi and expatriate children....	FDUB		Ubombo Ranches Airfield	730 m (2,395 ft) unpaved	26°46′07"S 031°56′12"E
Kubuta Kubuta Kubuta is an inkhundla of Swaziland, located in the Shiselweni District. Its population as of the 2007 census was 6,922.-Reference:*, retrieved December 11, 2010...	FDKS / FDKB		Kubuta Airfield	847 m (2,778.9 ft) unpaved
Lavumisa Lavumisa Lavumisa is a town located in the Shiselweni district of southern Swaziland.It is a border crossing point to the neighbouring town of Golela in South Africa. Highway MR8 and the railway cross here....	FDLV / FDGL		Lavumisa Airfield	866 m (2,841.2 ft) unpaved
Manzini	FDMS	MTS	Matsapha (International) Airport Matsapha Airport Matsapha Airport is an airport located near Manzini, a city in Manzini District of Swaziland.In 2011 it will be replaced by Sikhuphe International Airport and will be taken over by the army. The handover had been expected in 2010 but construction of the new airport has been delayed.-Facilities:The...	2600 m (8,530.2 ft) paved	26°31′44"S 031°18′27"E
Mhlume Mhlume Mhlume is a town located in the Lubombo district of Swaziland.Mhlume has a population of around 1000. It is well known for its large sugar cane fields in the area. It also has a sugar refinery called Mhlume Sugar Company....	FDMH		Mhlume Airfield	709 m (2,326.1 ft) unpaved
Ngonini Ngonini Ngonini is a town in northern Swaziland. It is located to the south of Hhohho on route MR1, close to the border with South Africa.-References:...	FDHG		Piggs Peak Airfield	823 m (2,700.1 ft) unpaved
Nhlangano Nhlangano Nhlangano is the fourth largest town in Swaziland. It is the largest town in the southern district of The town was formerly known as Goedgegun, but the name was changed to Nhlangano, meaning "the meeting place". King George of England met with King Sobuza in the town in 1947....	FDNH / FDGD		Nhlangano Airfield	671 m (2,201.4 ft) unpaved
Nsoko Nsoko Nsoko is a town in southern Swaziland about 5 kilometres from the border with South Africa. It lies about 65 kilometres north-east of Lavumisa and 45 kilometres south-east of Maloma. The town lies on the Ngwavuma river....	FDNS		Nsoko Airfield	671 m (2,201.4 ft) unpaved	27°01′06"S 031°56′07"E
Simunye Simunye Simunye is a town in eastern Swaziland about 30 kilometres from the border with South Africa. It lies slightly west of the Lubombo Mountains, about 55 north-east of Siteki...	FDSM		Simunye Airfield	1100 m (3,608.9 ft) unpaved	26°11′46"S 031°55′48"E
Siteki Siteki Siteki is a town in eastern Swaziland, lying west of the Lebombo Mountains. It is named for a declaration of Mbandzeni permitting his troops to marry....	FDST		Siteki Airfield	1006 m (3,300.5 ft) unpaved
Tambankula	FDTM		Tambankula Airfield	875 m (2,870.7 ft) unpaved	26°06′22"S 031°55′11"E
Tshaneni Tshaneni Tshaneni is a town in northern Swaziland, near the border post on the South African border.There are extensive sugar plantations around Tshaneni, and it is near the Sand River reservoir. It has an airstrip.Tshaneni is overlooked by the Lubombo Mountains....	FDTS		Tshaneni Airfield	756 m (2,480.3 ft) unpaved	25°58′44"S 031°46′32"E