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| Praslin Island Airport |
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| IATA: PRI – ICAO: FSPP |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
SCAA(Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority) |
| Location |
Praslin Island, Seychelles |
| Elevation AMSL |
10 ft / 3 m |
| Coordinates |
04°19′09.27″S 055°41′29.78″E / 4.3192417°S 55.6916056°E / -4.3192417; 55.6916056 |
| Website |
Official website |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 15/33 |
4,610 |
1,405 |
Concrete |
| Source: DAFIF |
Praslin Island Airport (IATA: PRI, ICAO: FSPP) also known as Iles des Palmes Airport, is an airport located at Grand Anse on Praslin Island in the Seychelles. The airport is currently only serviced by Air Seychelles, who fly scheduled flights to Mahé and charters to the other islands off the Seychelles. The airport has the capacity to handle over 1500 passengers daily and over half a million passengers annually. History
During the last few years Praslin has undergone an expansion to deal with increased passengers and larger planes. The airport was officially reopened on June 3, 2001. The cost of the renovation is around 40 million Seychellois rupees.
Statistics
Values as from 2003 for traffic between Mahé and Praslin.
| Year |
Passengers |
Change |
| 2008 |
212,784 |
▼15.74% |
| 2007 |
252,545 |
▲6.47% |
| 2006 |
237,199 |
▲10.81% |
| 2005 |
214,055 |
▼0.47% |
| 2004 |
215,074 |
▼5.60% |
| 2003 |
227,830 |
0% |
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,405 by 23 metres (4,610 × 75 ft).
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Seychelles |
Mahé |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Seychelles
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| ICAO ID |
FSPP
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| Time |
UTC+4
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| Latitude |
-4.319292
04° 19' 09.45" S
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| Longitude |
55.691417
055° 41' 29.10" E
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| Elevation |
10 feet
3 meters
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| Magnetic Variation |
005° W (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Island Group |
Praslin I
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| Operating Hours |
SUNRISE TO SUNSET (SR-SS)
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| Communications
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| TWR |
122.3
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| GRD |
121.8
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 15/33 |
4318 x 104 feet
1316 x 32 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
PRA |
PRASLIN |
104X |
115.7 |
1.2 NM |
236.8
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| Remarks
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr SR-SS, HO 1500-0300Z.
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| RSTD |
Light acft opr only.
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