List of airports in Seychelles
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Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

s in Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....

, sorted by location.

Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...

 nation
Country
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 of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...

, some 1500 kilometres (932 mi) east of mainland Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

, northeast of the island of Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

. Other nearby island countries and territories include Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...

 to the west, Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

 and Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...

 to the south, Comoros
Comoros
The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...

 and Mayotte
Mayotte
Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre , a smaller island, Petite-Terre , and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and...

 to the southwest. The Seychelles has the smallest population of any African state.

Airports

Island ICAO
ICAO airport code
The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...

IATA
IATA airport code
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Airport name
Alphonse Island FSAL Alphonse Island Airport
Assumption Island
Assumption Island
Assumption Island is a small island located at in the Indian Ocean north of Madagascar and is part of the country of the Seychelles. It is located about 30 km southeast of the Aldabra Atoll and is part of the Aldabra Group. It is a single coral island which measures 11.07 km² in area and...

FSAS Assumption Island Airport
Assumption Island Airport
Assumption Island Airport is an airfield serving Assumption Island in the Seychelles.The island is located about southeast of the Aldabra Atoll and is part of the Aldabra Group.- Facilities :...

Astove Island
Astove Island
Astove Island is part of the Aldabra Group of the Seychelles. It is 38 km SSE of Cosmoledo Atoll, located at . It is a raised coral island of most peculiar form: a single stretch of land, more than 1 km at the widest, almost entirely encloses a shallow lagoon...

FSSA Astove Island Airport
Bird Island
Bird Island, Seychelles
Bird Island is the northernmost island in the Seychelles archipelago, 60 miles from Mahe. The 0.70 km² Coral island is known for its birdlife, including sooty terns, fairy terns and common noddies, and for hawksbill and green turtles. It is now a private resort with 24 bungalows...

FSSB BDI Bird Island Airport
Bird Island Airport
Bird Island Airport is located on Bird Island in the Seychelles. The airport is currently only serviced by Air Seychelles, which flies chartered flights to Mahé. The flights are organised by a hotel which is found on the island.-History:...

Coëtivy Island
Coëtivy Island
Coëtivy Island is a small coral island in the Seychelles 290 km south of Mahe, at . Along with Île Platte, the nearest neighbor 171 km northwest, it comprises the Southern Coral Group and therefore belongs to the Outer Islands . Its area is 9.31 km² and it has a population of 252. It was named...

FSSC Coëtivy Island Airport
D'Arros Island
D'Arros Island
D'Arros Island is part of the Amirante Islands which are considered part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.The island is located only 2 km west of the northern part of St. Joseph Atoll, but it is a separate geographical unit, separated by 60 to 62 m deep water of a 1.1 km wide...

FSDA D'Arros Island Airport
D'Arros Island Airport
D'Arros Island Airport is an airfield serving D'Arros Island in the Seychelles.- Facilities :The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has a grass runway designated 16/34 measuring ....

Denis Island
Denis Island
Denis Island is the second northeasternmost Island in the Seychelles. It is 60 miles north of Mahé and lies at the northern edge of the Seychelles bank, along with the nearby Bird Island, which is the northernmost Seychelles island. The 1.31 km² coral island was named after the French explorer...

FSSD DEI Denis Island Airport
Denis Island Airport
Denis Island Airport is an airfield serving Denis Island in the Seychelles.- Facilities :The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has a grass runway designated 13/31 measuring ....

Desroches Island (Île Desroches) FSDR DES Desroches Island Airport
Farquhar Islands FSFA Farquhar Islands Airport
Frégate Island
Fregate Island
Frégate Island or sometimes Frigate Island is a private island and is the easternmost of the granitic Inner Islands of the Seychelles. It is only and is primarily known as a secluded, private luxury resort and its Anse Victorin beach was voted "The World's Best Beach" by The Times. It was named...

FSSF FRK Frégate Island Airport
Frégate Island Airport
Frégate Island Airport is an airfield serving Frégate Island in the Seychelles.- Facilities :The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has a grass runway designated 13/31 measuring ....

Mahé Island FSIA SEZ Seychelles International Airport
Seychelles International Airport
Seychelles International Airport or Aéroport de La Pointe la Rue as it is known locally is located on the island of Mahé, Seychelles near the capital city of Victoria...

Marie Louise Island FSMA Marie Louise Island Airport
Marie Louise Island Airport
Marie Louise Island Airport is an airfield serving Marie Louise Island in the Seychelles.- Facilities :The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with a concrete surface measuring...

Platte Island (Île Platte) FSPL Platte Island Airport
Platte Island Airport
Platte Island Airport is an airfield serving Platte Island in the Seychelles.- Facilities :The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has a grass runway designated 17/35 measuring...

Praslin Island FSPP PRI Praslin Island Airport
Praslin Island Airport
Praslin Island Airport also known as Iles des Palmes Airport, is an airport located at Grand Anse on Praslin Island in the Seychelles. The airport is currently only serviced by Air Seychelles, who fly scheduled flights to Mahé and charters to the other islands off the Seychelles...

Remire Island (Eagle Island) FSSR Remire Island Airport
Remire Island Airport
Remire Island Airport is an airfield serving Remire Island in the Seychelles. It has the shortest runway of all aerodromes in the Seychelles.- Facilities :...


See also

  • Transport in Seychelles
    Transport in Seychelles
    There are a number of modes of transport in Seychelles. Seychelles possesses transportation systems which include: 453km of roads , seaports and airports. The country lacks any railways. In terms of sea transport, the main port is Victoria, and Seychelles has no merchant marine...

  • List of airports by ICAO code: F#FS - Seychelles
  • Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa#Seychelles
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