Desroches Airport

Desroches Island Airport
IATA: DES – ICAO: FSDR
Desroches Island
Location of airport in Seychelles
Summary
Airport type Private
Operator Island Deveoplment Company (IDC)
Location Desroches Island, Seychelles
Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,381 4,531 Concrete and Grass
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

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 × 33 ft) and 6.5 metres (21 ft) of grass on each side giving it a total width of 23 metres (75 ft)..[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Airport information for FSDR from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for DES at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

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