Iconi Airport
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Iconi Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Closed | ||||||||||
| Serves | Moroni, Comoros | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°42′45″S 43°14′35″E / 11.71250°S 43.24306°E | ||||||||||
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  YVA Location of the airport in Comoros | |||||||||||
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Iconi Airport (IATA: YVA, ICAO: FMCN) was an airport located in Moroni,[1] the capital city of the Comoros islands. The airport was on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, north of the town of Iconi.
It was closed a few years ago[3] in favor of the new Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport.
Facilities
[edit]The airport resided at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway that was 1,355 metres (4,446 ft) in length.[1]
The Iconi non-directional beacon (Ident: FXM) is located just north of the field.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Airport information for Moroni, Comoros at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Iconi Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Google Earth Historical Imagery (4/21/2009), (11/2/2011)
- ^ "Iconi NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- SkyVector - Moroni Iconi Airport Archived 2019-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Accident history for Moroni-Iconi Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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