King Mswati III International Airport (IATA: SHO, ICAO: FDSK), initially named Sikhuphe International Airport in the planning and construction phase,[4] is an airport in Eswatini.[5] It replaced Matsapha Airport in 2014 as the only international airport in Eswatini that caters to commercial flights. It is designed to handle 360,000 passengers per year.
King Mswati III International Airport was planned to replace Matsapha airport by 2010, with the latter being taken over by the army.[5][10]
King Mswati III International Airport was inaugurated on 7 March 2014, despite not yet having an IATA license to operate.[4] Service began on 30 September 2014.[11][12]
Facilities
Plans include a 3,600m CAT 1 runway, and capacity for 300,000 passengers per year. It would be able to handle Boeing 747 aircraft, and service flights to any destination in the world.[7][unreliable source?]
^ ab"Swaziland king opens 'white elephant' airport". www.news24.com.ng. News24 Nigeria. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014. Swaziland's ruler, however, defended the airport, which was built under the name Sikhuphe International Airport but was on Friday renamed King Mswati-III International Airport.