| Mokhotlong Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Mokhotlong | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7,200 ft / 2,195 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°16′50″S29°04′15″E / 29.28056°S 29.07083°E Coordinates: 29°16′50″S29°04′15″E / 29.28056°S 29.07083°E | ||||||||||||||
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  MKH Location of the airport in Lesotho | |||||||||||||||
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Mokhotlong Airport( IATA : MKH, ICAO : FXMK) is an airport serving Mokhotlong, the camptown of Mokhotlong District, Lesotho.
An IATA airport code, also known as 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 (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
Mokhotlong is a city and seat of Mokhotlong District in the mountainous northeastern part of Lesotho. It is the first major city with an airport along the road from South Africa across the Sani Pass, near the Maloti Mountains. The name of the city is a word in Sesotho, the language of the people of Lesotho, meaning "Place of the Bald Ibis." Thabana Ntlenyana, the highest point in southern Africa is found in Mokhotlong.
