List of airports in the Falkland Islands

Map of the Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about 250 nautical miles (460  km ; 290  mi ) from the coast of mainland South America and 600 nautical miles (1,100 km; 690 mi) from mainland Antarctica. The archipelago, consisting of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands, is a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. ^[1] The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland. The islands contain two airports with paved runways, with settlements around the archipelago served by grass airstrips.

Airports

Location served	ICAO	IATA	Airport name	Coordinates
Civil airports
Stanley	SFAL	PSY	Port Stanley Airport	51°41′10″S57°46′39″W / 51.68611°S 57.77750°W / -51.68611; -57.77750 (Port Stanley Airport)
Military airports
Mount Pleasant	EGYP	MPN	RAF Mount Pleasant (Royal Air Force base)	51°49′22″S58°26′50″W / 51.82278°S 58.44722°W / -51.82278; -58.44722 (Mount Pleasant)

Other FIGAS airstrips

East Falklands:

• Bleaker Island
• Darwin
• Douglas Station ( 51°27′36″S58°36′48″W / 51.46000°S 58.61333°W / -51.46000; -58.61333 (Douglas Station) )
• George Island ( 52°20′59″S59°45′35″W / 52.34972°S 59.75972°W / -52.34972; -59.75972 (George Island) )
• Goose Green ( 51°49′12″S58°58′54″W / 51.82000°S 58.98167°W / -51.82000; -58.98167 (Goose Green) )
• Lively Island ( 51°59′43″S58°27′40″W / 51.99528°S 58.46111°W / -51.99528; -58.46111 (Lively Island) )
• North Arm ( 52°7′25″S59°22′14″W / 52.12361°S 59.37056°W / -52.12361; -59.37056 (North Arm) )
• Port San Carlos ( 51°30′06″S59°00′16″W / 51.50167°S 59.00444°W / -51.50167; -59.00444 (Port San Carlos) )
• Salvador ( 51°26′9″S58°22′37″W / 51.43583°S 58.37694°W / -51.43583; -58.37694 (Salvador) )
• Sea Lion Island ( 52°25′39″S59°4′42″W / 52.42750°S 59.07833°W / -52.42750; -59.07833 (Sea Lion Island) )
• Speedwell Island

West Falklands:

• Albemarle
• Beaver Island ( 51°50′25″S61°13′59″W / 51.84028°S 61.23306°W / -51.84028; -61.23306 (Beaver Island) )
• Carcass Island ( 51°15′51″S60°35′27″W / 51.26417°S 60.59083°W / -51.26417; -60.59083 (Carcass Island) )
• Chartres
• Dunnose Head ( 51°45′12″S60°24′59″W / 51.75333°S 60.41639°W / -51.75333; -60.41639 (Dunnose Head) )
• Fox Bay ( 51°56′3″S60°3′48″W / 51.93417°S 60.06333°W / -51.93417; -60.06333 (Fox Bay) )
• Hill Cove ( 51°30′18″S60°8′43″W / 51.50500°S 60.14528°W / -51.50500; -60.14528 (Hill Cove) )
• New Island ( 51°44′46″S61°16′54″W / 51.74611°S 61.28167°W / -51.74611; -61.28167 (New Island) )
• Pebble Island ( 51°18′33″S59°36′35″W / 51.30917°S 59.60972°W / -51.30917; -59.60972 (Pebble Island) )
• Port Edgar ( 52°5′26″S60°16′57″W / 52.09056°S 60.28250°W / -52.09056; -60.28250 (Port Edgar) )
• Port Howard ( 51°36′48″S59°30′59″W / 51.61333°S 59.51639°W / -51.61333; -59.51639 (Port Howard) )
• Port Stephens ( 52°5′44″S60°51′4″W / 52.09556°S 60.85111°W / -52.09556; -60.85111 (Port Stephens) )
• Roy Cove ( 51°32′23″S60°21′22″W / 51.53972°S 60.35611°W / -51.53972; -60.35611 (Roy Cove) )
• Saunders Island
• Shallow Harbour ( 51°45′20″S60°32′9″W / 51.75556°S 60.53583°W / -51.75556; -60.53583 (Shallow Harbour) )
• Spring Point ( 51°49′47″S60°27′11″W / 51.82972°S 60.45306°W / -51.82972; -60.45306 (Spring Point) )
• Weddell Island ( 51°52′33″S60°54′23″W / 51.87583°S 60.90639°W / -51.87583; -60.90639 (Weddell Island) )
• West Point Island ( 51°20′44″S60°41′3″W / 51.34556°S 60.68417°W / -51.34556; -60.68417 (West Point Island) )

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

They are in general 500–700 metres (1,600–2,300 ft) long

See also

• Transport in the Falkland Islands
• List of airports by ICAO code: S#SF - Falkland Islands
• List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies
• Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: South America#Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)

References

• "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 12 January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
• "UN Location Codes: Falkland Islands (Malvinas)". UN/LOCODE 2009-2. UNECE. 8 February 2010. - includes IATA codes
• Great Circle Mapper: Airports in the Falkland Islands - IATA and ICAO airport codes
• OurAirports: Airports in the Falkland Islands - lists 13 Falkland Island airports

Footnotes

1. "The Islands: Location". Falkland Islands Government web site. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 April 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2007.
2. "FIGAS (Falkland Islands Government Air Service) - Visitor Information".
3. Camp Airstrips