FSDR · DES

Desroches Airport

Desroches Airport (FSDR / DES) is a general-aviation airfield serving Desroches Island, Outer Islands. The field lies at 10 ft (3 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 4,531 ft (1,381 m), concrete. Its nearest neighbour is Alphonse Airport (FSAL), 96 nm SW.

Movements are not attributed to this field. The nearest Alārium counts traffic for is Seychelles International Airport (SEZ), 127 nm ENE.

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Location

Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Coordinates
-5.6967, 53.6558
Serving
Desroches Island
Region
Outer Islands
Time zone
Indian/Mahe

Runways1 · longest 4,531 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
12/304,531 ft1,381 m33 ftConcrete—

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
FSALAlphonse Airport · 96 nm SW

Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.