Desroches Airport

Summary

Desroches Airport (IATA: DES, ICAO: FSDR) is an airport serving Desroches Island (Île Desroches) in the Seychelles.

Desroches Island Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorIsland Development Company (IDC)[1]
LocationDesroches Island, Seychelles
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates05°41′45″S 53°39′15″E / 5.69583°S 53.65417°E / -5.69583; 53.65417
Map
DES is located in Seychelles
DES
DES
Location of airport in Seychelles
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,380 4,528 Concrete
Source: WAD[2] GCM[3] Google Maps[4]

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

AirlinesDestinations
Air Seychelles Charter: Mahé

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Islands Development Corporation
  2. ^ Airport information for FSDR[usurped]
  3. ^ Airport information for Desroches Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ Google Maps - Desroches
  5. ^ Desroches history Archived 2016-04-13 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

  • OpenStreetMap - Desroches
  • OurAirports - Desroches
  • FallingRain - Desroches Airport
  • Accident history for Desroches Airport at Aviation Safety Network