Leribe Airport

Summary

Leribe Airport (IATA: LRB, ICAO: FXLR) is an airport serving Hlotse, the camptown (capital) of the Leribe District of Lesotho.

Leribe Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesLeribe/Hlotse
Elevation AMSL5,350 ft / 1,631 m
Coordinates28°51′20″S 28°03′10″E / 28.85556°S 28.05278°E / -28.85556; 28.05278
Map
LRB is located in Lesotho
LRB
LRB
Location of the airport in Lesotho
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,370 4,495 Grass
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

The runway is in a large, open field with many cross trails, but does have some side markers along its length. It is less than 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the border with South Africa.

The Ficksburg non-directional beacon (Ident: FB) is 8.1 nautical miles (15.0 km) west of the airport.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Airport information for Leribe Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Google Maps - Leribe
  3. ^ SkyVector - Leribe
  4. ^ "Ficksburg NDB (FB) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.

External links edit

  • OpenStreetMap - Hlotse
  • Leribe Airport
  • OurAirports - Leribe
  • Accident history for Leribe Airport at Aviation Safety Network
  • Google Earth