AirportsPraslin Island Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Praslin Island, in Grand' Anse (Praslin), Seychelles. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PRI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PRI
- ICAO code
- FSPP
- City
- Praslin Island
- State or region
- Grand' Anse (Praslin)
- Country
- Seychelles
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 4.3193° S, 55.6916° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,316 m (4,318 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PRI means Praslin Island Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FSPP. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.3193° S, 55.6916° E. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Victoria, about 42 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Indian/Mahe, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Praslin Island Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,316 metres (4,318 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 1,316 m 4,318 ft | 32 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Seychelles International AirportVictoria | SEZ | 44 km |
| Arrachart AirportAntisiranana, Madagascar | DIE | 1,137 km |
| Sambava AirportSambava, Madagascar | SVB | 1,262 km |
| Nosy Be International AirportNosy Be, Madagascar | NOS | 1,287 km |
| Aden Adde International AirportMogadishu, Somalia | MGQ | 1,352 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,313 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,211 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,288 km | 4 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,153 km | 10 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,567 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,665 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,404 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,755 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,243 km | 12 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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