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Matsapha airport in Matshapa Manzini (Eswatini)
Matsapha airport is located near Matshapa, Manzini, with Matsapha at 1mi↑, Kwaluseni at 4mi↑, Manzini at 5mi↑, Lobamba at 8mi↑, Malkerns at 8mi↑, Sidvokodvo at 10mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Eswatini and Southernmost airports in Eswatini
→ See also airports in Eswatini
aerial view of Matsapha airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FDMS
- IATA code : MTS
- Local code : -
Elevation : 632 m = 2073ft
→ See also Highest airports in Eswatini and Lowest airports in Eswatini
Runways
- runway 07/25 : 2600m = 8530ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Eswatini
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Aviation weather for Matsapha airport FDMS MTS
METAR for Matsapha airport FDMS MTS
FDMS 200800Z 01005KT CAVOK 23/07 Q1017 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Matsapha airport FDMS MTS
METAR issued by FDMS on Friday, June 20, 2025 at 08:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 26 days and 642 hours and -37393 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 23°C = 73°F, dew point is 7°C = 45°F. The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 36 %.
QNH is 1017hPa = 30.03inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 10°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Matsapha airport FDMS MTS
FDMS 200700Z 2009/2018 34010KT CAVOK TX27/2012Z TN15/2018Z
Decoded TAF for Matsapha airport FDMS MTS
TAF issued by FDMS on Friday, June 20, 2025 at 07:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 26 days and 19 hours and 47 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Friday, June 20, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, June 20, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
2009/2018 34010KT CAVOK TX27/2012Z TN15/2018Z
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 340°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
NOTAM for Matsapha airport
Around Matsapha airport in Matshapa Manzini (Eswatini)
near
- Hotels in Matsapha
- Station de montagne Gréolières-les-Neiges at 5100mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 5111mi↑
- Station de montagne La Molina at 5113mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 5115mi↑
- Station de montagne Beuil les Launes at 5117mi↑
- Station de montagne Valberg at 5118mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 5118mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 5120mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 5121mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 5122mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 5122mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 5122mi↑
- for Matsapha airport at 0mi↑
- for Kubuta airport at 27mi↑
- for King Mswati III International airport at 28mi↑
nearest airports to Matsapha airport in Matshapa Manzini (Eswatini)
- Kubuta airport (FDKB ) at 27mi↑NOTAM
- King Mswati III International airport (FDSK SHO ) at 28mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Big Bend Tambuti airport (FDBT ) at 32mi↑NOTAM
- Msauli airport (FAMZ ) at 38mi↑NOTAM
- Tshaneni airport (FDTS ) at 38mi↑NOTAM
- New Scotland airport ( ZA-0032) at 39mi↑
- Siteki airport (FDST ) at 40mi↑NOTAM
- Big Bend Sugar E airport (FDBS ) at 41mi↑NOTAM
- Nhlangano airport (FDNH ) at 41mi↑NOTAM
- Ubombo Ranches airport (FDUB ) at 42mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Eswatini
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap