Praslin Island Airport
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Praslin Island Airport 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.
and Praslin.
of 10 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 15/33 with an asphalt
surface measuring 1405 by 23 m (4,609.6 by 75.5 ).
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located at Grand Anse
Grand' Anse (Praslin)
Grand'Anse Praslin is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Praslin....
on Praslin Island
Praslin
Praslin is the second largest island of the Seychelles, lying 44 km north east of Mahé. Praslin has a population of around 6,500 people and comprises two administrative districts; Baie Sainte Anne and Grand' Anse . The main settlements are the Baie Ste Anne, Anse Volbert and Grand' Anse.It was...
in the Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
. The airport is currently only serviced by Air Seychelles
Air Seychelles
Air Seychelles is the national airline of the Seychelles, with its head office on the property of Seychelles International Airport on the island of Mahé. It operates inter-island services and international flights...
, who fly scheduled flights to Mahé
Mahé, Seychelles
Mahé is the largest island of the Seychelles, lying in the north east of the nation. The population of Mahé is 80,000. It contains the capital city of Victoria and accommodates 90% of the country's total population...
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 MahéSeychelles International Airport
Seychelles International Airport or Aéroport de La Pointe la Rue as it is known locally is located on the island of Mahé, Seychelles near the capital city of Victoria...
and Praslin.
| Year | Passengers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 152,614 | 28.28% |
| 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 elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 10 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 15/33 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 1405 by 23 m (4,609.6 by 75.5 ).