List of airports in the Falkland Islands
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The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) from the coast of mainland South America and 600 nautical miles (1,100 km; 690 mi) from mainland Antarctica. The archipelago, consisting of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands, is a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.[1] The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland. The islands contain two airports with paved runways, with settlements around the archipelago served by grass airstrips.
Airports
[edit]| Location served | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Coordinates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil airports | ||||||||
| Stanley | SFAL | PSY | Port Stanley Airport | 51°41′10″S 57°46′39″W / 51.68611°S 57.77750°W | ||||
| Military airports | ||||||||
| Mount Pleasant | EGYP | MPN | RAF Mount Pleasant (Royal Air Force base) | 51°49′22″S 58°26′50″W / 51.82278°S 58.44722°W | ||||
Other FIGAS airstrips
[edit]East Falklands:
- Bleaker Island
- Darwin
- Douglas Station (51°27′36″S 58°36′48″W / 51.46000°S 58.61333°W)
- George Island (52°20′59″S 59°45′35″W / 52.34972°S 59.75972°W)
- Goose Green (51°49′12″S 58°58′54″W / 51.82000°S 58.98167°W)
- Lively Island (51°59′43″S 58°27′40″W / 51.99528°S 58.46111°W)
- North Arm (52°7′25″S 59°22′14″W / 52.12361°S 59.37056°W)
- Port San Carlos (51°30′06″S 59°00′16″W / 51.50167°S 59.00444°W)
- Salvador (51°26′9″S 58°22′37″W / 51.43583°S 58.37694°W)
- Sea Lion Island (52°25′39″S 59°4′42″W / 52.42750°S 59.07833°W)
- Speedwell Island
West Falklands:
- Albemarle
- Beaver Island (51°50′25″S 61°13′59″W / 51.84028°S 61.23306°W)
- Carcass Island (51°15′51″S 60°35′27″W / 51.26417°S 60.59083°W)
- Chartres
- Dunnose Head (51°45′12″S 60°24′59″W / 51.75333°S 60.41639°W)
- Fox Bay (51°56′3″S 60°3′48″W / 51.93417°S 60.06333°W)
- Hill Cove (51°30′18″S 60°8′43″W / 51.50500°S 60.14528°W)
- New Island (51°44′46″S 61°16′54″W / 51.74611°S 61.28167°W)
- Pebble Island (51°18′33″S 59°36′35″W / 51.30917°S 59.60972°W)
- Port Edgar
- Port Howard (51°36′48″S 59°30′59″W / 51.61333°S 59.51639°W)
- Port Stephens (52°5′44″S 60°51′4″W / 52.09556°S 60.85111°W)
- Roy Cove (51°32′23″S 60°21′22″W / 51.53972°S 60.35611°W)
- Saunders Island
- Shallow Harbour (51°45′20″S 60°32′9″W / 51.75556°S 60.53583°W)
- Spring Point (51°49′47″S 60°27′11″W / 51.82972°S 60.45306°W)
- Weddell Island (51°52′33″S 60°54′23″W / 51.87583°S 60.90639°W)
- West Point Island (51°20′44″S 60°41′3″W / 51.34556°S 60.68417°W)
They are in general 500–700 metres (1,600–2,300 ft) long
See also
[edit]- Transport in the Falkland Islands
- List of airports by ICAO code: S#SF - Falkland Islands
- List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies
- Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: South America#Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
References
[edit]- "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 12 January 2006.
- "UN Location Codes: Falkland Islands (Malvinas)". UN/LOCODE 2009-2. UNECE. 8 February 2010. - includes IATA codes
- Great Circle Mapper: Airports in the Falkland Islands - IATA and ICAO airport codes
- OurAirports: Airports in the Falkland Islands - lists 13 Falkland Island airports
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "The Islands: Location". Falkland Islands Government web site. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 April 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2007.
- ^ "FIGAS (Falkland Islands Government Air Service) - Visitor Information".
- ^ Camp Airstrips
