Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport

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 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.

Plaine Corail Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirport of Rodrigues Ltd - Licensed Aerodrome Operator
ServesPort Mathurin
LocationPlaine Corail, Rodrigues, Mauritius
Elevation AMSL93 ft / 28 m
Coordinates19°45′27″S 063°21′39″E
Websitehttp://airportofrodrigues.com/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,287 4,223 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

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 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 Plaine Corail 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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