# Matsapha Airport (MTS)

> Manzini, SZ · IATA: MTS · ICAO: FDMS · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MTS` |
| ICAO | `FDMS` |
| City | Manzini |
| Country | SZ |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 632 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -26.52900, 31.30750 |

## Description

Eswatini's largest industrial estate — textiles, sugar, and beverages — surrounds Matsapha Airport (MTS) near Manzini, yet the field no longer plays a commercial freight role. Since 2014 all scheduled passenger and cargo flights have shifted to the new King Mswati III International (SHO); Matsapha now handles military, government, and medical flights. It offers no cargo terminal for commercial consignments. Air freight from the industrial park clears at SHO, about 60 km east, while the landlocked kingdom's overseas trade moves by road to the ports of Durban and Maputo. For forwarders, Matsapha is a military and state airfield with no cargo offering of its own.

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