Leribe Airport | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Leribe/Hlotse | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 5,350 ft / 1,631 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°51′20″S28°03′10″E / 28.85556°S 28.05278°E Coordinates: 28°51′20″S28°03′10″E / 28.85556°S 28.05278°E | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Leribe Airport( IATA : LRB, ICAO : FXLR) is an airport serving Hlotse, the camptown (capital) of the Leribe District of Lesotho.
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]
The Kingdom of Lesotho is divided into ten districts, each headed by a district administrator. Each district has a capital known as a camptown. The districts are further subdivided into 80 constituencies, which consist of 129 local community councils. Most of the districts are named after their capitals. Hlotse, the capital of Leribe District is also known as Leribe. Conversely, the Berea District is sometimes called Teyateyaneng, based on its capital.
Hlotse 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 Lesotho gained its independence. The population in 2016 was 38,558.
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 borders on the Free State Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders Butha-Buthe District in the north, Mokhotlong District in the east, Thaba-Tseka District in southeast and Berea District in southwest.
Leribe may refer to:
Moshoeshoe I International Airport is an airport serving Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho. The airport is named in honor of Moshoeshoe I, king of Lesotho in the 1850s. It is in the town of Mazenod, 18 km (11 mi) southeast of downtown Maseru.
Linare FC is a Lesotho football club based in Leribe. It is based in the city of Leribe in the Leribe District. It was established in 1931 and it has been in the Lesotho Premier Division from the early 1930s to date. Its one of the soccer power house in Lesotho with most of the players been able to play in foreign countries like South Africa.
Lebakeng Airport is an airport serving the settlement of Lebakeng, Lesotho.
Lesobeng Airport is an airstrip serving the community of Lesobeng, in the Thaba-Tseka District of Lesotho.
Mafeteng Airport is an airport serving the city of Mafeteng, the capital of Mafeteng District, Lesotho.
Sehonghong Airport is an airport serving the community council of Sehonghong, Lesotho.
Quthing Airport is an airport serving the settlement of Quthing, Lesotho.
Qacha's Nek Airport is an airport serving Qacha's Nek, the camptown (capital) of Qacha's Nek District in Lesotho.
Seshutes Airport or Seshote Airport is an airport serving the village of Seshote in Leribe District, Lesotho.
Thaba-Tseka Airport is an airport serving the town of Thaba-Tseka, the camptown of Thaba-Tseka District, Lesotho.
Tlokoeng Airport is an airport serving the village of Tlokoeng in Mokhotlong District, Lesotho.
Mantsonyane Airport is an airport serving the town of Mantsonyane in Thaba-Tseka District, Lesotho.
Katse Airport is an airport serving the Katse Dam section of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project in north-central Lesotho.
Bobete Airport is an airport serving Bobete, a village in the Thaba-Tseka District of Lesotho.
Kolberg Airport is an airstrip serving the village of Letlapeng in the Thaba-Tseka District of Lesotho.
Letseng Airport is an airstrip serving the Letseng diamond mine in Mokhotlong District, Lesotho. The runway is at very high elevation, 10,084.8 feet.
![]() ![]() | This article about an airport in Lesotho is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |