Iconi Airport

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Iconi Airport
Summary
Airport typeClosed
Serves Moroni, Comoros
Elevation  AMSL 33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates 11°42′45″S43°14′35″E / 11.71250°S 43.24306°E / -11.71250; 43.24306
Map
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YVA
Location of the airport in Comoros
Iconi Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
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Closed
Source: GCM [1] Google Maps [2]

Iconi Airport( IATA : YVA, ICAO : FMCN) was an airport located in Moroni, [1] the capital city of the Comoros islands. The airport was on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, north of the town of Iconi.

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It was closed in the late 2000s[ chronology citation needed ] and the runway started being demolished with new structures between 2009 and 2011 [3] [ better source needed ] in favor of the new Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport.

Facilities

The airport resided at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway that was 1,355 metres (4,446 ft) in length. [1]

The Iconi non-directional beacon (Ident: FXM) is located just north of the field. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for Moroni, Comoros at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ "Iconi Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Google Earth Historical Imagery (4/21/2009), (11/2/2011)
  4. ↑ "Iconi NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 2 May 2019.


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