Desroches Airport

Desroches Island Airport
IATA: DES – ICAO: FSDR Desroches Island Location of airport in Seychelles
Summary
Airport type		Private
Operator		Island Deveoplment Company (IDC)
Location		Desroches Island, Seychelles
Elevation AMSL		10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates		05°41′41.37″S 053°39′01.72″E / 5.694825°S 53.6504778°E / -5.694825; 53.6504778
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
12/30	1,381	4,531	Concrete and Grass
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Desroches Airport (IATA: DES, ICAO: FSDR) is an airport serving Desroches Island (Île Desroches) in the Seychelles.^[1]

Desroches is the main island of the Amirante Islands, part of the Outer Islands. It is located 230 kilometres (143 mi) southwest of Mahé.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with a concrete surface measuring 1,381 by 10 metres (4,531 × 33 ft) and 6.5 metres (21 ft) of grass on each side giving it a total width of 23 metres (75 ft)..^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Airport information for FSDR from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. ^ Airport information for DES at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

External links

• Accident history for Desroches Airport (DES / FSDR) at Aviation Safety Network