| Quthing Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Quthing | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,350 ft / 1,631 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°24′26″S27°41′35″E / 30.40722°S 27.69306°E Coordinates: 30°24′26″S27°41′35″E / 30.40722°S 27.69306°E | ||||||||||
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  UTG Location of the airport in Lesotho | |||||||||||
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Quthing Airport( IATA : UTG, ICAO : FXQG) is an airport serving the settlement of Quthing, 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.
Moyeni is the capital city or camptown of Quthing District in Lesotho. Quthing was established in 1877, abandoned in the Gun War of 1880, and then rebuilt at its present site – the southernmost town in Lesotho. It has a population of 27,314.
