King Mswati III International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Eswatini Civil Aviation Authority (ESWACAA) | ||||||||||
Location | Lubombo, Eswatini | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,070 ft / 326 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°21′24″S 031°43′01″E / 26.35667°S 31.71694°E | ||||||||||
Website | eswacaa.co.sz/airports/kingmswatiIII/ | ||||||||||
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King Mswati III International Airport (IATA: SHO, ICAO: FDSK), initially named Sikhuphe International Airport in the planning and construction phase,[4] is an airport in Eswatini.[5] It replaced Matsapha Airport in 2014 as the only international airport in Eswatini that caters to commercial flights. It is designed to handle 360,000 passengers per year.
Swaziland's ruler, however, defended the airport, which was built under the name Sikhuphe International Airport but was on Friday renamed King Mswati-III International Airport.