Pierrefonds Airport Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 18 m / 60 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 21°19′18″S 055°25′32″E / 21.32167°S 55.42556°E | ||||||||||
Website | www.grandsudreunion.org | ||||||||||
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Pierrefonds Airport (French: Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds) (IATA: ZSE, ICAO: FMEP) is an airport located 5.5 kilometres (3 NM) west-northwest of Saint-Pierre in Réunion. It is the smaller of the two airports located on the island, Roland Garros Airport being the other. The distance between the two airports is 49 km (30 mi) by air and 82 km (51 mi) by road.
Réunion is a French island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and about 200 kilometres (110 NM) southwest of Mauritius. In 2008, the airport served 135,000 passengers
The airport resides at an elevation of 18 metres (60 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,100 by 45 metres (6,890 ft × 148 ft).