| Frégate Island Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Frégate Island Resort | ||||||||||
| Location | Frégate Island, Seychelles | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 04°35′00″S55°56′44″E / 4.58333°S 55.94556°E | ||||||||||
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  FRK Location within Seychelles | |||||||||||
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Frégate Island Airport( IATA : FRK, ICAO : FSSF) is an airstrip serving Frégate Island in the Seychelles. The runway is along the northeast shore of the island.
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
Fregate Island Private is an island in Seychelles. The island is the easternmost of the granitic Inner Islands of the Seychelles. It is 2.07 square kilometres and is primarily known for the Oetker Collection’s secluded private luxury resort which funds an environmental programme to restore habitat and protect rare species. The beach on the island, Anse Victorin, was voted "The World's Best Beach" by The Times. It was named by explorer Lazare Picault after the abundance of frigate birds on the island. A modernisation programme in 2014 improved its sustainability infrastructure with a water bottling plant and state of the art energy generators, and also the renovation of 16 villas.
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Frégate Island is 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Victoria, capital of the Seychelles.
Victoria is the capital and largest city of Seychelles, situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé island, the archipelago's main island. The city was first established as the seat of the British colonial government. In 2010, the population of Greater Victoria was 26,450 out of the country's total population of 90,945.
