Alphonse Airport

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Alphonse Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorIslands Development Corporation (IDC)[1]
ServesAlphonse Island, Seychelles
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates07°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
Websitewww.alphonse-island.com/en
Map
Alphonse Island is located in Seychelles
Alphonse Island
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 Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Alphonse Island Resort: Getting ThereArchived 2010-03-30 at the Wayback Machine

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