Qacha's Nek Airport

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Qacha's Nek Airport
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Airport typePublic
Serves Qacha's Nek
Elevation  AMSL 6,100 ft / 1,859 m
Coordinates 30°06′40″S28°40′20″E / 30.11111°S 28.67222°E / -30.11111; 28.67222 Coordinates: 30°06′40″S28°40′20″E / 30.11111°S 28.67222°E / -30.11111; 28.67222
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Location of the airport in Lesotho
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Direction LengthSurface
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14/327602,493Asphalt
Source: Lesotho Govt. [1] GCM [2] Google Maps [3]

Qacha's Nek Airport( IATA : UNE, ICAO : FXQN) is an airport serving Qacha's Nek, the camptown (capital) of Qacha's Nek District in Lesotho.

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References

  1. Lesotho Govt. Archived 2013-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Transport Sector Policy
  2. Airport information for UNE at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. Google Maps - Qacha's Nek