Alphonse Airport

Alphonse Airport
Summary
Airport type Private
Operator Islands Development Corporation (IDC)[1]
Serves Alphonse Island, Seychelles
Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 07°00′17″S 52°43′34″E / 7.00472°S 52.72611°E / -7.00472; 52.72611Coordinates: 07°00′17″S 52°43′34″E / 7.00472°S 52.72611°E / -7.00472; 52.72611
Website www.alphonse-island.com/en
Map
Alphonse Island

Location of airport in Seychelles

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 1,150 3,773 Concrete
Source: WAD[2] Google Maps[3]

Alphonse Airport (ICAO: FSAL) is an airport serving Alphonse Island, the sole island of the Alphonse Atoll in the Seychelles. The runway is next to the Alphonse Island Resort.[4]

The atoll is 400 kilometres (250 mi) southwest of Mahé,[5] 87 kilometres (54 mi) south of the Amirante Islands, and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of St. François Atoll, the second atoll of Alphonse Group.

Airlines and Destinations

IDC Aviation offers flights between Alphonse and Mahé. From October through April there is one scheduled flight per week. Flights depart from Mahé Airport and last approximately one hour.[6]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Seychelles Charter: Mahé

See also

References

  1. ↑ Islands Development Corporation
  2. ↑ Airport information for FSAL
  3. ↑ Google Maps - Alphonse
  4. ↑ Annotated aerial photo showing location of airfield next to resort.
  5. ↑ Alphonse Island Resort
  6. ↑ Alphonse Island Resort: Getting There
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