Pierrefonds Airport
Pierrefonds Airport Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds | |||||||||||
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ZSE | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 18 m / 60 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 21°19′18″S 055°25′32″E / 21.32167°S 55.42556°E | ||||||||||
Website | www.grandsudreunion.org | ||||||||||
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Pierrefonds Airport (French: Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds) (IATA: ZSE, ICAO: FMEP) is an airport located 5.5 kilometres (3 NM) west-northwest[1] of Saint-Pierre in Réunion. It is the smaller of the two airports located on the island, Roland Garros Airport being the other. The distance between the two airports is 49 km (30 mi) by air and 82 km (51 mi) by road.
Réunion is a French island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and about 200 kilometres (110 NM) southwest of Mauritius. In 2008, the airport served 135,000 passengers
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 18 metres (60 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,100 by 45 metres (6,890 ft × 148 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Austral | Mauritius, Saint-Denis de la Réunion |
Air Mauritius | Mauritius |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FMEP – SAINT PIERRE PIERREFONDS (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 2 Apr 2015.
- ↑ Airport information for FMEP from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for ZSE at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
External links
- Aéroport de la Réunion Saint Pierre Pierrefonds (official site)
- Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds (Union des Aéroports Français) (French)
- Accident history for ZSE at Aviation Safety Network