Matekane Air Strip
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Matekane Air Strip is an airport in Lesotho
, Africa
with a 400 m (1,312.3 ft) runway
that extends to the edge of a 600 m (1,968.5 ft) cliff. The airport is often used by charity organizations and doctors to access remote villages in the area, and is labeled as having the world's scariest runway
.
Lesotho
Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
with a 400 m (1,312.3 ft) runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
that extends to the edge of a 600 m (1,968.5 ft) cliff. The airport is often used by charity organizations and doctors to access remote villages in the area, and is labeled as having the world's scariest runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
.