Airport type Public Website Official website Address Grand Anse, Seychelles Elevation 3 m | Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m 15/33 4,610 Code PRI | |
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Operator SCAA (Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority) Location Praslin Island, Seychelles | ||
Dhc 6 twin otter 300 air seychelles landing at praslin island airport pri coming from mah sez
Praslin Island Airport (IATA: PRI, ICAO: FSPP) 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. The airport has the capacity to handle over 1500 passengers daily and over half a million passengers annually.
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History
During the late 1990s Praslin underwent an expansion to deal with increased passengers and larger planes. The airport was officially reopened on June 3, 2001. The cost of the renovation is around 40 million Seychellois rupees.
Statistics
Values as from 2003 for traffic between Mahé and Praslin.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,405 by 23 metres (4,610 ft × 75 ft).