Desroches Airport
Desroches Island Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Island Development Company (IDC)[1] | ||||||||||
| Location | Desroches Island, Seychelles | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°41′45″S 53°39′15″E / 5.69583°S 53.65417°E | ||||||||||
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Desroches Airport (IATA: DES, ICAO: FSDR) is an airport serving Desroches Island (Île Desroches) in the Seychelles.
Desroches Island, a former coconut and timber plantation,[5] is the main island of the Amirante Islands, part of the Outer Islands. It is 230 kilometres (143 mi) southwest of Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles on Mahé island.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Seychelles | Charter: Mahé |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Islands Development Corporation
- ^ Airport information for FSDR[usurped]
- ^ Airport information for Desroches Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Desroches
- ^ Desroches history Archived 2016-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- OurAirports - Desroches
- FallingRain - Desroches Airport
- Accident history for Desroches Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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