List of airports in the Falkland Islands

Map of the Falkland Islands

This is a list of airports in Falkland Islands.

The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) from the coast of mainland South America and 600 nautical miles (1,100 km; 690 mi) from mainland Antarctica. The archipelago, consisting of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands, is a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.[1] The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland.

Airports

Location served ICAO IATA Airport name
Civil airports
Stanley SFAL PSY Port Stanley Airport
Military airports
Mount Pleasant EGYP MPN RAF Mount Pleasant (Royal Air Force base)

Other FIGAS Airstrips[2]

East Falklands:

  • Bleaker Island
  • Darwin
  • Douglas Station
  • George Island
  • Lively Island
  • North Arm
  • Port San Carlos
  • Salvador
  • San Carlos
  • Sea Lion Island
  • Speedwell Island


West Falklands:

  • Albermarle
  • Carcass Island
  • Chartres
  • Dunnose Head
  • Fox Bay
  • Hill Cove
  • New Island
  • Pebble Island
  • Port Edgar
  • Port Howard
  • Port Stephens
  • Roy Cove
  • Saunders Island
  • Walker Creek
  • Weddell Island

See also

References

  • "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 2006-01-12.
  • "UN Location Codes: Falkland Islands (Malvinas)". UN/LOCODE 2009-2. UNECE. 2010-02-08. - includes IATA codes
  • Great Circle Mapper: Airports in the Falkland Islands - IATA and ICAO airport codes
  • OurAirports: Airports in the Falkland Islands - lists 13 Falkland Island airports

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "The Islands: Location". Falkland Islands Government web site. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
  2. ↑ http://www.falklandislands.com/contents/view/116/get-here/get-around/internal-flights-figas


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