Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport

Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport
IATA: RRG – ICAO: FIMR
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Airport of Rodrigues Ltd - Licensed Aerodrome Operator
Location Plaine Corail, Rodrigues, Mauritius
Elevation AMSL 95 ft / 29 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,020 3,346 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (IATA: RRG, ICAO: FIMR) is an airport located near Plaine Corail on Rodrigues, an island dependency of Mauritius. It is named after Sir Charles Gaëtan Duval (1930–1996), a former deputy Mauritian prime minister, who oversaw much of the development of Rodrigues.[3] Prior to being renamed in 2007, it was known as Plaine Corail Airport.[4]

In 2006, the airport handled 49,500 passengers. It has a small asphalt runway which measures 1,020 by 30 metres (3,350 × 98 ft).

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Mauritius Mauritius

References

  1. ^ Airport information for FIMR from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for RRG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  3. ^ "Rodrigues airport becomes Sir Gaetan Duval airport". Le Matinal. 2007. http://www.accommodation.io/article_129_1.html. 
  4. ^ Leveque, Alain (2007-10-20). "Rodrigues: The Albatross has Landed". Mathaba.net. http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=567847. 

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