Plaine Corail Airport (IATA: RRG, ICAO: FIMR) is an airport located near Plaine Corail on Rodrigues, an island dependency of Mauritius. Prior to being renamed in 2017,[3] it was known as Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport, after Gaëtan Duval (1930–1996), a former deputy Mauritian prime minister, who oversaw much of the development of Rodrigues. Airport of Rodrigues Ltd (ARL) was incorporated on 8 February 2000 as a public company.
Plaine Corail Airport Aéroport de Plaine Corail | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airport of Rodrigues Ltd - Licensed Aerodrome Operator | ||||||||||
| Serves | Port Mathurin | ||||||||||
| Location | Plaine Corail, Rodrigues, Mauritius | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 93 ft / 28 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°45′27″S 063°21′39″E / 19.75750°S 63.36083°E | ||||||||||
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In 2006, the airport handled 49,500 passengers. It has an asphalt runway which measures 1,287 by 30 metres (4,222 ft × 98 ft). In addition to Air Mauritius service to Mauritius, Air Austral started seasonal service to Reunion's Pierrefonds airport in 2015, [4] later transferring the service to Saint-Denis de la Réunion in 2022.[5]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Austral | Saint-Denis de la Réunion |
| Air Mauritius | Port Louis |
References
edit- ^ Airport information for FIMR[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for RRG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ https://lexpress.mu/article/309564/rodrigues-laeroport-sir-gaetan-duval-devient-laeroport-plaine-corail [bare URL]
- ^ "Ouvertures de lignes : les annonces de la semaine!" (in French). Tour Hebdo. 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Air Austral cet hiver : Un programme à 100% des niveaux d’avant la pandémie | Air Journal". 10 October 2022.
External links
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Media related to Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport at Wikimedia Commons
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