Pelaneng Airport

Pelaneng Airport
IATA: PEL – ICAO: FXPG
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Pelaneng
Elevation AMSL 7,200 ft / 2,195 m
Coordinates 29°5′17″S 28°29′50″E / 29.08806°S 28.49722°E / -29.08806; 28.49722Coordinates: 29°5′17″S 28°29′50″E / 29.08806°S 28.49722°E / -29.08806; 28.49722
Map
PEL

Location of the airport in Lesotho

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 2,000 610 Unpaved
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Pelaneng Airport (IATA: PEL, ICAO: FXPG) is an airport serving the settlement of Pelaneng, Lesotho.

The high elevation, unmarked airstrip sits on a narrow ridge south of the confluence of the Pelaneng and Malibamatso rivers, with rising terrain to the west and a 400+ ft drop into the river valley off the east end. Another higher ridge lies 2,500 feet (762 m) off the east end, requiring an angling final to runway 29. Landing east is less obstructed, but the downhill slope, short runway, and dropoff make it inadvisable.

Caution: Recheck location carefully, as airport coordinates here disagree with other online references. Pelaneng village location is taken from a Lesotho government map.[3] Pelaneng airport is centered at pixels 4740, 2319.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for PEL at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ Google Maps - Pelaneng
  3. ↑ Map of Lesotho

External links

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