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Desroches Airport

IATA DESICAO FSDRSmall airfield

Desroches Airport is a small airfield near Desroches Island in Outer Islands, Seychelles. It is listed as IATA DES and ICAO FSDR. The airport is located at -5.6967° / 53.6558° at an elevation of 3 m (10 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,381 m. The nearest airport is Poivre Airport, 39 km (24 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Map detail of Desroches Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Desroches Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`DES`
ICAO code	`FSDR`
Identifier	`FSDR`
Type	Small airfield
City	Desroches Island
Region	Outer Islands
Country	Seychelles
Coordinates	-5.69670, 53.65580
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	5° 41′ 48.12″ S 53° 39′ 20.88″ E
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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