Seychelles International Airport

The opening of the Seychelles International Airport in 1972 marked the beginning of an important era in the evolution of Seychelles’ Air Transport and Tourism industries.

The airport was officially opened 7months after the landing of the first commercial flight to Seychelles by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 20th March 1972.

Over the years that followed major developments of the facilities and infrastructures were implemented in order to ensure the level of services and the capacity requirement of airlines and other air transport operators.

Almost 40 years since its official opening, SEZ has been equipped with adequate amenities with the aim to meet current air transport demands as well as those of national regulators, service providers, commercial operators and other users.

Number of Terminals:

2

Urban population:

Total Catchment Population:

87441 (recorded in year 2011)

Number of Runways:

1

Length of main runway (m):

2987

Operational Opening Hours:

24 hours

Ownership:

SCAA

Number of Direct Destinations:

10

List of Top 5 airlines:

Emirates, Air Seychelles, Qatar, Condor, Etihad

Passenger Numbers (mppa):

approx 500,000

Cargo Tonnes (p.a.):

approx 9,500

Number of Serving Airlines:

10

Aircraft Parking Stands:

6