Leribe Airport

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Leribe Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesLeribe/Hlotse
Elevation  AMSL 5,350 ft / 1,631 m
Coordinates 28°51′20″S28°03′10″E / 28.85556°S 28.05278°E / -28.85556; 28.05278
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Location of the airport in Lesotho
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03/211,3704,495Grass
Source: GCM [1] Google Maps [2] SkyVector [3]

Leribe Airport( IATA : LRB, ICAO : FXLR) is an airport serving Hlotse, the camptown (capital) of the Leribe District of Lesotho.

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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 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the border with South Africa.

The Ficksburg non-directional beacon (Ident: FB) is 8.1 nautical miles (15.0 km) west of the airport. [4]

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References

  1. Airport information for Leribe Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Leribe
  3. SkyVector - Leribe
  4. "Ficksburg NDB (FB) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.