# Matsapha International Airport (MTS / FDMS)

**Matsapha International Airport** (IATA: MTS, ICAO: FDMS) is a medium airport in Manzini, Manzini Region, Eswatini. It has one runway, 2,600 m (8,530 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fdms

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MTS / FDMS
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Manzini, Manzini Region, Eswatini
- Elevation: 633 m / 2,075 ft
- Coordinates: -26.5289, 31.3076
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 m / 8,530 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Mbabane
- Website: https://www.eswacaa.co.sz/airports/matsapha/index.php
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsapha_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q652974
- Weather station: FDMS · WMO 68396
- Ident: FDMS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 053° / 233° | yes |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

Former hub of [Aero Africa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-africa), [Royal Eswatini National Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-eswatini-national-airways), [Swazi Express Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/swazi-express-airways), [Swaziland Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/swaziland-airlink).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | =2,041 of 29,858 | =292 in Africa | #2 in SZ |
| Elevation | 633 m / 2,075 ft | =8,548 of 43,403 | #1,617 in Africa | #3 in SZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in SZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 124.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [SHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fdsk.md) King Mswati III International Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [FABR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fabr.md) Barberton Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [MQP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fakn.md) Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport · 129 km / 80 mi
- [FAEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faeo.md) Ermelo Airport · 132 km / 82 mi
- [MZQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/famu.md) Mkuze Airport · 142 km / 88 mi
- [MPM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fqma.md) Maputo Airport · 143 km / 89 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fdms/data