# Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU / FXMM)

**Moshoeshoe I International Airport** (IATA: MSU, ICAO: FXMM) is a large airport in Maseru(Mazenod), Maseru District, Lesotho. It opened in 1985. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,200 m (10,498 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MSU / FXMM
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Maseru(Mazenod), Maseru District, Lesotho
- Opened: 1985
- Elevation: 1,630 m / 5,348 ft
- Coordinates: -29.4563, 27.5545
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,498 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Maseru
- Website: https://www.rsl.org.ls/node/197
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshoeshoe_I_International_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q645462
- Weather station: FXMM
- Ident: FXMM

## Timeline

- 1985: Moshoeshoe I International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 3,200 m / 10,498 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 015° / 195° | yes |
| 11/29 | 1,010 m / 3,314 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 085° / 265° | yes |

- 11/29 slopes 1.3%: threshold 11 at 1,618 m / 5,309 ft, threshold 29 at 1,631 m / 5,351 ft.

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 375 km / 233 mi · Airlink

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MSU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- QL [Lesotho Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lesotho-airways)

### Passenger (1)

- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 1

Former hub of [Maluti Sky](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maluti-sky).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,498 ft | =876 of 29,858 | =136 in Africa | #1 in LS |
| Elevation | 1,630 m / 5,348 ft | #1,611 of 43,403 | #247 in Africa | #32 in LS |
| Age | Opened 1985 | =8,826 of 15,079 | #101 in Africa |  |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =1 in LS |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MASERU APP | 120.700 |
| GND | MASERU GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | MASERU TWR | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [FXMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fxmu.md) Mejametalana Air Base · 18 km / 11 mi
- [FALB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/falb.md) Ladybrand Airfield · 32 km / 20 mi
- [MFC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fxmf.md) Mafeteng Airport · 49 km / 30 mi
- [SOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fxsm.md) Semonkong Airport · 65 km / 40 mi
- [FXMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fxmn.md) Mantsonyane Airport · 70 km / 43 mi
- [TCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fatn.md) Thaba Nchu Tar Airport · 73 km / 45 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Moshoeshoe I International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moshoeshoe_I_International_Airport&oldid=1375666101), revision of 19 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/fxmm/data