Plaine Corail Airport (IATA: RRG, ICAO: FIMR) is an airport located near Plaine Corail on Rodrigues, an island dependency of Mauritius. Prior to being renamed in 2017,[3] it was known as Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport, after Gaëtan Duval (1930–1996), a former deputy Mauritian prime minister, who oversaw much of the development of Rodrigues. Airport of Rodrigues Ltd (ARL) was incorporated on 8 February 2000 as a public company.

In 2006, the airport handled 49,500 passengers. It has an asphalt runway which measures 1,287 by 30 metres (4,222 ft × 98 ft). In addition to Air Mauritius service to Mauritius, Air Austral started seasonal service to Reunion's Pierrefonds airport in 2015, [4] later transferring the service to Saint-Denis de la Réunion in 2022.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Austral Saint-Denis de la Réunion
Air Mauritius Port Louis

References

  1. ^ Airport information for FIMR[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for RRG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ https://lexpress.mu/article/309564/rodrigues-laeroport-sir-gaetan-duval-devient-laeroport-plaine-corail
  4. ^ "Ouvertures de lignes : les annonces de la semaine!" (in French). Tour Hebdo. 22 May 2015.
  5. ^ https://www.air-journal.fr/2022-10-10-air-austral-cet-hiver-un-programme-a-100-des-niveaux-davant-la-pandemie-5243265.html

External links

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