Siteki Airfield

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Siteki Airfield
Summary
Serves Siteki
Elevation  AMSL 2,220 ft / 677 m
Coordinates 26°28′20″S31°56′34″E / 26.47222°S 31.94278°E / -26.47222; 31.94278 Coordinates: 26°28′20″S31°56′34″E / 26.47222°S 31.94278°E / -26.47222; 31.94278
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FDST
Location of the airport in Swaziland
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Direction LengthSurface
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17/358502,789Grass
Source: GCM [1] Google Maps [2]

Siteki Airfield( ICAO : FDST) is an airstrip serving Siteki, a town in the Lubombo Region of Swaziland. The runway is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the town.

ICAO airport code four-letter code designating many airports around the world

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Siteki Place in Lubombo, Eswatini

Siteki is a town in eastern Eswatini, lying west of the Lebombo Mountains. It is named for a declaration of Mbandzeni permitting his troops to marry.

Lubombo Region Place in Eswatini

Lubombo is a region of Eswatini, located in the east of the country. It has an area of 5,849.11 km² and a population of 212,531 (2017). Its administrative center is Siteki. It borders all three other regions: Hhohho to the north, Manzini to the west, and Shiselweni to the south. It is divided into 11 tinkhundla.

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The Sikhuphe VOR-DME (Ident: VSK) is located 13.3 nautical miles (24.6 km) northwest of the airstrip. [3] There are wooded ravines east and south of the runway.

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References

  1. ↑ Great Circle Mapper - Siteki
  2. ↑ Google Maps - Siteki
  3. ↑ "Skihuphe VOR". SkyVector. SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

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