Farquhar Airport

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Farquhar Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorIslands Development Corporation (IDC) [1]
Location Farquhar Atoll, Seychelles
Elevation  AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 10°06′35″S51°10′35″E / 10.10972°S 51.17639°E / -10.10972; 51.17639
Map
Seychelles location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
FSFA
Location of airport in Seychelles
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
13/311,1793,868 Concrete and Grass
Source: WAD [2] GCM [3] Google Maps [4]

Farquhar Airport( ICAO : FSFA) is an airport serving Farquhar Atoll, part of the Farquhar Group of islands in the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.

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The atoll comprises several islands; the airstrip is on Île du Nord (North Island). [5] [6] The runway length includes a 130 metres (430 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 31.

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References

  1. "Islands Development Corporation". Archived from the original on 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  2. Airport information for FSFA
  3. Airport information for Farquhar Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Google Maps - Farquhar Airport
  5. "Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!". www.wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  6. "Farquhar history". Archived from the original on 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2017-06-23.