List of airports in the Falkland Islands

Map of the 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. The islands contain two airports with paved runways, with settlements around the archipelago served by grass airstrips.

Airports[edit]

Location served ICAO IATA Airport name Coordinates
Civil airports
Stanley SFAL PSY Port Stanley Airport 51°41′10″S 57°46′39″W / 51.68611°S 57.77750°W / -51.68611; -57.77750 (Port Stanley Airport)
Military airports
Mount Pleasant EGYP MPN RAF Mount Pleasant (Royal Air Force base) 51°49′22″S 58°26′50″W / 51.82278°S 58.44722°W / -51.82278; -58.44722 (Mount Pleasant)

Other FIGAS airstrips[edit]

East Falklands:

West Falklands:

Source:[2] [3]

They are in general 500–700 metres (1,600–2,300 ft) long

See also[edit]


References[edit]

  • "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 12 January 2006.
  • "UN Location Codes: Falkland Islands (Malvinas)". UN/LOCODE 2009-2. UNECE. 8 February 2010. - 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[edit]

  1. ^ "The Islands: Location". Falkland Islands Government web site. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 April 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2007.
  2. ^ "FIGAS (Falkland Islands Government Air Service) - Visitor Information".
  3. ^ Camp Airstrips