Matsapha Airport
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Matsapha Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is an airport located near Manzini, a city in Manzini District in the center-west of Eswatini. It serves flights of the Eswatini Government and mercy flights.[1]
History
Although a new airport for Manzini, King Mswati III International Airport, was inaugurated in March 2014, Airlink chose to continue flying to Matsapha. However, the Eswatini Civil Aviation Authority (ESWACAA) required the airline to end flights to Matsapha on 29 September 2014 and switch to King Mswati III Airport the following day.[2]
The Matsapha Airport was still planned to be used by the royal family and the army. The airport recorded 70,000 passengers yearly until it closed.[3] All the commercial flights had one destination, the O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. The plan to replace the Matsapha Airport was announced in 2000 by King Mswati.[4]
Facilities
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See also
References
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- ↑ "Matsapha Airport". Eswatini Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 4. June 2020.
- ↑ "Eswatini: Airlink Forced to Use King's Airport". allAfrica.com. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
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External links
- Everything about Matsapha/Manzini International Airport – History, recent statistics, airlines, planespotting, parking and car rental
- Current weather for Manzini/Matsapa Airport, Swaziland (FDMS) at NOAA/NWS
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