Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport
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| IATA: RRG – ICAO: FIMR | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airport of Rodrigues Ltd - Licensed Aerodrome Operator | ||||||||||
| Location | Plaine Corail, Rodrigues, Mauritius | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 29 m / 95 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°45′27″S 063°21′39″E / 19.75750°S 63.36083°E | ||||||||||
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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] Airport of Rodrigues Ltd (ARL) was incorporated on 8 February 2000 as a public company.
In 2006, the airport handled 49,500 passengers. It has a small asphalt runway which measures 1,020 by 30 metres (3,346 ft × 98 ft). The runway has since been lengthened to 4222' (1287m). On top of Air Mauritius to Mauritius, Air Austral has started limited service to Reunion's Pierrefonds airport.[5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Austral | Saint-Pierre de la Réunion |
| Air Mauritius | Mauritius |
References
- ↑ Airport information for FIMR from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for RRG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ "Rodrigues airport becomes Sir Gaetan Duval airport". Le Matinal. 2007.
- ↑ Leveque, Alain (2007-10-20). "Rodrigues: The Albatross has Landed". Mathaba.net.
- ↑ "Ouvertures de lignes : les annonces de la semaine!" (in French). Tour Hebdo. 22 May 2015.
External links
Media related to Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport at Wikimedia Commons