Alphonse Airport | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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
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
References
- ^ Islands Development Corporation
- ^ Airport information for FSAL[usurped]
- ^ 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
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This page was last edited on 11 November 2023, at 04:37