AirportsSeychelles International Airport is a large airport serving Victoria, in Pointe La Rue, Seychelles. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SEZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SEZ
- ICAO code
- FSIA
- City
- Victoria
- State or region
- Pointe La Rue
- Country
- Seychelles
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 4.6743° S, 55.5218° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,987 m (9,800 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SEZ means Seychelles International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FSIA. 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 4.6743° S, 55.5218° E. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level.
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
Seychelles International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,987 metres (9,800 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,987 m 9,800 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Praslin Island AirportPraslin Island | PRI | 44 km |
| Arrachart AirportAntisiranana, Madagascar | DIE | 1,094 km |
| Sambava AirportSambava, Madagascar | SVB | 1,218 km |
| Nosy Be International AirportNosy Be, Madagascar | NOS | 1,244 km |
| Maroantsetra AirportMaroantsetra, Madagascar | WMN | 1,356 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,357 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,254 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,327 km | 4 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,176 km | 10 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,582 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,701 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,426 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,793 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,237 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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