Katse Airport (ICAO: FXKA) is an airport serving the Katse Dam section of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project in north-central Lesotho.

Katse Airport
IATA: none ICAO: FXKA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Katse Dam
Elevation AMSL	7,000 ft / 2,134 m
Coordinates	29°21′49″S 28°31′38″E
Map
FXKA Location of the airport in Lesotho
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 995 3,264 Gravel
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

The high elevation runway has a 215 metres (705 ft) overrun on the south end, and a steep dropoff to the Malibamatso River on the north end. Some sections of the runway are built on rock fill and have no shoulder. There are hills and ravines in all quadrants.

See also

•  Aviation portal
• Transport in Lesotho
• List of airports in Lesotho

References

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Katse
• Katse Airport - FallingRain
• OurAirports - Katse
• Accident history for Katse Airport at Aviation Safety Network
• Google Earth

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