Moshoeshoe I International Airport is an airport serving Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho. The airport is named in honor of Moshoeshoe I (1786âÂÂ1870), king of Lesotho from 1822 to 1870. It is in the town of Mazenod, southeast of downtown Maseru.
MSU was built in 1982 under the leadership of Leabua JonathanâÂÂs government. It was built to replace the older and outdated Mejametalana Airport so that MSU could handle Boeing 727s and give Lesotho a more efficient link to the world.
In order to build the new airport, certain indigenous clans and tribes were forced to relocate.
The airport has an elevation of above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 04/22 measuring and 11/29 measuring .