Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport
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| Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport | |||
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| IATA: RRG – ICAO: FIMR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airport of Rodrigues Ltd - Licensed Aerodrome Operator | ||
| Location | Plaine Corail, Rodrigues, Mauritius | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 95 ft / 29 m | ||
| Coordinates | 19°45′27″S 063°21′39″E / 19.7575°S 63.36083°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 12/30 | 1,020 | 3,346 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (IATA: RRG, ICAO: FIMR) is an airport located near Plaine Corail on Rodrigues, an island dependency of Mauritius. It is named after Sir Charles Gaëtan Duval (1930–1996), a former deputy Mauritian prime minister, who oversaw much of the development of Rodrigues.[3] Prior to being renamed in 2007, it was known as Plaine Corail Airport.[4]
In 2006, the airport handled 49,500 passengers. It has a small asphalt runway which measures 1,020 by 30 metres (3,350 × 98 ft).
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Mauritius | Mauritius |
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for FIMR from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for RRG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ "Rodrigues airport becomes Sir Gaetan Duval airport". Le Matinal. 2007. http://www.accommodation.io/article_129_1.html.
- ^ Leveque, Alain (2007-10-20). "Rodrigues: The Albatross has Landed". Mathaba.net. http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=567847.
[edit] External links
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- Air Mauritius ATR 42-500 landing on small Rodrigues Island Airport runway
- Current weather for FIMR at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for RRG at Aviation Safety Network
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