The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America and 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. 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
Location served ICAO IATA Airport name Coordinates Civil airports Stanley SFAL PSY Port Stanley Airport Military airports Mount Pleasant EGYP MPN RAF Mount Pleasant (Royal Air Force base)
Other FIGAS airstrips East Falkland: Bleaker Island Darwin Douglas Station () George Island () Goose Green () Lively Island () North Arm () Port San Carlos () Salvador () Sea Lion Island () Speedwell Island
West Falkland: Albemarle Beaver Island () Carcass Island () Chartres Dunnose Head () Fox Bay () Hill Cove () New Island () Pebble Island () Port Edgar () Port Howard () Port Stephens () Roy Cove () Saunders Island Shallow Harbour () Spring Point () Weddell Island () West Point Island () Source:Camp Airstrips
They are in general 500–700 metres (1,600–2,300 ft) long
See also Transport in the Falkland Islands List of airports by ICAO code: S#SF - Falkland Islands List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: South America#Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
References
- 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
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