Matekane Air Strip
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Matekane Air Strip is a high elevation airstrip serving Matekane, Lesotho, with a runway that extends to the edge of a 500 m (1,600 ft) cliff. The runway is often used by charity organizations and doctors to access remote villages in the area, and is known as one of the world's scariest runways.[2]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 7,544 ft / 2,299 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 29.92916°S 27.84822°E / -29.92916; 27.84822 | ||||||||||
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The Maseru VOR-DME (Ident: MZV) is located 30.3 nautical miles (56.1 km) northwest of the airstrip.[3]