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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 131500Z 09003KT CAVOK 26/16 Q1017 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Matsapha airport FDMS MTS
METAR issued by FDMS on Monday, October 13, 2025 at 15:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 18 days and 442 hours and -25911 minutes ago.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 26°C = 79°F, dew point is 16°C = 61°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 54 %.
QNH is 1017hPa = 30.03inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 90°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Matsapha airport FDMS MTS
FDMS 131000Z 1312/1318 05007KT 9999 BKN030 TX29/1312Z TN22/1318Z PROB30 TEMPO 1313/1316 TS FEW040CB
Decoded TAF for Matsapha airport FDMS MTS
TAF issued by FDMS on Monday, October 13, 2025 at 10:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 18 days and 15 hours and 9 minutes. weather forecast for 6 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Monday, October 13, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, October 13, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
1312/1318 05007KT 9999 BKN030 TX29/1312Z TN22/1318Z
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 50°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 3000ft = 910m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, October 13, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Monday, October 13, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 1313/1316 TS FEW040CB
thunderstorm
few clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
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 TAF 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
