Iconi Airport
Iconi Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Closed | ||||||||||
| Serves | Moroni, Comoros | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 33 ft (10 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°42′45″S 43°14′35″E / 11.71250°S 43.24306°E | ||||||||||
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  YVA Location of the airport in Comoros | |||||||||||
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| Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] | |||||||||||
Iconi Airport (IATA: YVA, ICAO: FMCN) was an airport located in Moroni,[1] the capital city of the Comoros islands. The airport was on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, north of the town of Iconi.
It was closed in the late 2000s[chronology citation needed] and the runway started being demolished with new structures between 2009 and 2011[3][better source needed] in favor of the new Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport.
Facilities
[edit]The airport resided at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway that was 1,355 metres (4,446 ft) in length.[1]
The Iconi non-directional beacon (Ident: FXM) is located just north of the field.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Airport information for Moroni, Comoros" – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ "Iconi Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ↑ Google Earth Historical Imagery (4/21/2009), (11/2/2011)
- ↑ "Iconi NDB". Our Airports. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- SkyVector - Moroni Iconi Airport Archived 2019-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Accident history for Moroni-Iconi Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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