Katse Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Lesotho}}

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| city-served = Katse Dam

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| footnotes = Source: GCM{{GCM|FZKA|Katse Airport}} Google Maps[https://maps.google.com/?ll=-29.363457,28.525701&spn=0.019243,0.017574&t=h&z=16 Google Maps - Katse]

SkyVector[https://skyvector.com/airport/FXKA/Katse-Airport Katse Airport] - SkyVector

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Katse Airport {{airport codes ||FXKA|}} is an airport serving the Katse Dam section of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project in north-central Lesotho.

The high elevation runway has a {{convert|215|m}} overrun on the south end, and a steep dropoff to the Malibamatso River on the north end. Some sections of the runway are built on rock fill and have no shoulder. There are hills and ravines in all quadrants.

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