Letseng Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Letseng diamond mine | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10,400 ft / 3,170 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°00′35″S28°51′25″E / 29.00972°S 28.85694°E Coordinates: 29°00′35″S28°51′25″E / 29.00972°S 28.85694°E | ||||||||||
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  FXLT Location of the airport in Lesotho | |||||||||||
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Letseng Airport( ICAO : FXLT) is an airstrip serving the Letseng diamond mine in Mokhotlong District, Lesotho. [3] The runway is at very high elevation, 10,084.8 feet. [4]
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