List of airports in the Falkland Islands

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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.

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Airports

Location served ICAO IATA Airport nameCoordinates
Civil airports
Stanley SFALPSY 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 EGYPMPN 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:

West Falklands:

Source: [2] [3]

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

See also

References

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