Alphonse Airport
Alphonse Airport | |||||||||||
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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°ECoordinates: 07°00′17″S 52°43′34″E / 7.00472°S 52.72611°E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Alphonse Island Location of airport in Seychelles | |||||||||||
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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[]
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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]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Seychelles | Charter: Mahé |
See also[]
Aviation portal
- Transport in Seychelles
- List of airports in Seychelles
References[]
- ^ Islands Development Corporation
- ^ Airport information for FSAL
- ^ Google Maps - Alphonse
- ^ Annotated aerial photo showing location of airfield next to resort.
- ^ Alphonse Island Resort Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Alphonse Island Resort: Getting ThereArchived 2010-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- OpenStreetMap - Alphonse Island
- OurAirports - Alphonse Island
- FallingRain - Alphonse Island Airport
- Accident history for Alphonse Island Airport at Aviation Safety Network
Categories:
- Airports in Seychelles
- Seychelles geography stubs