Seychelles International Airport

Seychelles International Airport Aéroport de la Pointe Larue
IATA: SEZ ICAO: FSIA
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	SCAA (Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority)
Serves	Victoria
Location	Victoria, Seychelles
Hub for	Air Seychelles
Elevation AMSL	10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates	04°40′27.64″S 55°31′18.67″E / 4.6743444°S 55.5218528°E / -4.6743444; 55.5218528Coordinates: 04°40′27.64″S 55°31′18.67″E / 4.6743444°S 55.5218528°E / -4.6743444; 55.5218528
Website	Official website
Map
SEZ Location of Airport in Seychelles
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 9,800 2,987 Concrete
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 736,558 Cargo (metric tonnes) 8,124
Sources: DAFIF, National Bureau of Statistics

Seychelles International Airport (IATA: SEZ, ICAO: FSIA), or Aéroport de la Pointe Larue in French, is the international airport of the Seychelles located on the island of Mahé near the capital city of Victoria. The airport serves as the home base and the head office of Air Seychelles and features several regional and a few long-haul routes due to its importance as an international leisure destination.

The airport is 11 km southeast of the capital and is accessible by the Victoria-Providence Highway. It forms part of the administrative districts of La pointe Larue (terminal area), Cascade/Providence (in the North) and Anse aux pins (in the south and military base).

A domestic terminal is a short walking distance north of the international terminal and offers inter-island flights with a peak of a departure every 10–15 minutes at busy times which corresponds with international arrivals/departures and every 30 minutes at other times. A cargo terminal is situated south of the international terminal and handles freight from all international and domestic movements; it is run by the national airline Air Seychelles. A military base of the Seychelles Public Defence Force (SPDF) exists at the southeastern end of runway 13 in the south on an island joined with Mahé at the construction of the airport.

The opening of the Seychelles International Airport took place on 20 March 1972 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Wilkenair of Kenya had, however, already started a ferry service between Mombasa and Mahé via Diego Suarez in Madagascar and Astove Island (Seychelles) using a twin engine Piper Navajo the previous year. It operated to the Seychelles once a week.