King Mswati III International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Mpaka, Lubombo Region (Eswatini)

IATA: SHO ICAO: FDSK

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

1,092 ft

333 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-26.3586°, 31.7169°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#369 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Eswatini)

#1 of 1 in SZ

#1 of 2 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SHO in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #369 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · #1 in Eswatini.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SHO lies at 333 m (1,092 ft), #183 of 650 published airports by elevation and 68.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Maputo Airport (MPM), 53.1 NM, 12,008 ft. Next: MQP 67.2 NM. MPM has the radius's longest runway, 197 ft more than SHO.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

SHO runway: 02/20 11,811 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
02/20	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Maputo Airport (Maputo)	`MPM`	53.1 NM (98.3 km)	12,008 ft	✅ Lighted
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (Mbombela)	`MQP`	67.2 NM (124.5 km)	10,171 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →