Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport

Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport
IATA: RRG – ICAO: FIMR
Summary
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 / -19.75750; 63.36083
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,287 4,223 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] Airport of Rodrigues Ltd (ARL) was incorporated on 8 February 2000 as a public company.

ATR 72

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 seasonal service to Reunion's Pierrefonds airport.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Austral Seasonal: Saint-Pierre de la Réunion
Air Mauritius Mauritius

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for FIMR from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ Airport information for RRG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ "Rodrigues airport becomes Sir Gaetan Duval airport". Le Matinal. 2007.
  4. ↑ Leveque, Alain (2007-10-20). "Rodrigues: The Albatross has Landed". Mathaba.net.
  5. ↑ "Ouvertures de lignes : les annonces de la semaine!" (in French). Tour Hebdo. 22 May 2015.

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