Assumption Island Airport

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Assumption Island Airport
Summary
Airport type Private
Operator Islands Development Corporation (IDC) [1]
Location Assumption Island, Seychelles
Elevation  AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 09°44′32″S46°30′24″E / 9.74222°S 46.50667°E / -9.74222; 46.50667 Coordinates: 09°44′32″S46°30′24″E / 9.74222°S 46.50667°E / -9.74222; 46.50667
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16/341,2063,957Concrete
Source: GCM [2] WAD [3] Google Maps [4]

Assumption Island Airport( ICAO : FSAS) is an airport serving Assumption Island in the Seychelles. The island is 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the Aldabra Atoll and is part of the Aldabra Group.

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Assumption Island island

Assumption Island is a small island in the Outer Islands of Seychelles north of Madagascar, with a distance of 1,135 km (705 mi) south-west of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island. In 2018, Seychelles and India signed an agreement to build and operate a joint military facility on a portion of the island. The plan stirred up public protests by activists who believed that the islands should stay out of the brewing India-China regional conflict. The agreement was declared "dead" by the Island’s opposition party.

Seychelles island country to the East of Africa

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