Desroches Airport
| Desroches Island Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: DES – ICAO: FSDR | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Island Development Company (IDC) | ||||||||||
| Location | Desroches Island, Seychelles | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°41′41.37″S 053°39′01.72″E / 5.6948250°S 53.6504778°E | ||||||||||
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  Desroches Location of airport in Seychelles | |||||||||||
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Desroches Airport (IATA: DES, ICAO: FSDR) is an airport serving Desroches Island (Île Desroches) in the Seychelles.[1]
Desroches is the main island of the Amirante Islands, part of the Outer Islands. It is located 230 kilometres (143 mi) southwest of Mahé.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with a concrete surface measuring 1,381 by 10 metres (4,531 ft × 33 ft) and 6.5 metres (21 ft) of grass on each side giving it a total width of 23 metres (75 ft)..[1]
Airlines and Destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Seychelles | Charter: Mahé |
References
- 1 2 3 Airport information for FSDR from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for DES at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
External links
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