Manakara Airport

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Manakara Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorADEMA (Aéroports de Madagascar)
Serves Manakara
Location Fitovinany, Madagascar
Elevation  AMSL 33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates 22°07′11″S48°01′18″E / 22.11972°S 48.02167°E / -22.11972; 48.02167
Map
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WVK
Location within Madagascar
Manakara Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
05/233,8861,184 Asphalt
DAFIF [1]
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A train crossing the runway

Manakara Airport( IATA : WVK, ICAO : FMSK) is an airport in Manakara, Fitovinany, Madagascar, located on the east coast on the island.

The Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway crosses the runway of this airport, making it is one of only a few airports in the world that crosses a live railway line. The other two airports are Peshawar Airport in Pakistan and Gisborne Airport in New Zealand.

References

  1. "FMSK WAD". World Aero Data. DAFIF. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.