# Seychelles International Airport (SEZ / FSIA) **Seychelles International Airport** (IATA: SEZ, ICAO: FSIA) is a large airport in Victoria, Pointe La Rue, Seychelles. It opened on 20 Mar 1972. It has one runway, 2,987 m (9,800 ft) long, concrete. In 2020 it handled 402 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fsia ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SEZ / FSIA - Type: Large airport - Serves: Victoria, Pointe La Rue, Seychelles - Opened: 20 Mar 1972 - Elevation: 3 m / 10 ft - Coordinates: -4.6743, 55.5218 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,987 m / 9,800 ft - Passengers: 401,663 (2020) - Time zone: UTC+4 · Indian/Mahe - Website: http://www.scaa.sc/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles_International_Airport (28 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432843 - Weather station: FSIA · WMO 63980 - Ident: FSIA ## Timeline - 20 Mar 1972: Seychelles International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 13/31 | 2,987 m / 9,800 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Concrete | 125° / 305° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2006 | 617,348 | Wikidata | | 2007 | 690,661 | Wikidata | | 2008 | 628,504 | Wikidata | | 2009 | 628,504 | Wikidata | | 2010 | 618,675 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 674,306 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 623,017 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 736,558 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 736,558 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,100,000 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,200,000 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 401,663 | Wikidata | ## Routes 12 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [TNR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fmmi.md) Ivato International Airport · Madagascar · 1,797 km / 1,117 mi · Emirates - [DAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htda.md) Julius Nyerere International Airport · Tanzania · 1,821 km / 1,132 mi · Air Tanzania - [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 2,098 km / 1,304 mi · Kenya Airways - [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 3,254 km / 2,022 mi · IndiGo - [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,327 km / 2,067 mi · Emirates - [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 3,357 km / 2,086 mi · Qatar Airways - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 7,562 km / 4,699 mi · Discover Airlines ### Seasonal (6) - [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 4,627 km / 2,875 mi · Arkia - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 5,788 km / 3,596 mi · Turkish Airlines - [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 6,492 km / 4,034 mi · Sichuan Airlines - [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 6,945 km / 4,315 mi · Aeroflot - [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 7,387 km / 4,590 mi · Edelweiss Air - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 7,562 km / 4,699 mi · Condor Flugdienst ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SEZ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - HM [Air Seychelles](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-seychelles) ### Passenger (12) - EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 2 - SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 1 · seasonal - TC [Air Tanzania](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-tanzania) · 1 - IZ [Arkia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arkia) · 1 · seasonal - DE [Condor Flugdienst](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/condor-flugdienst) · 1 · seasonal - 4Y [Discover Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/discover-airlines) · 1 - WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal - 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 1 - KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 1 - QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1 - 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 402K (2020) | #1,208 of 3,974 | #81 in Africa | | | Longest runway | 2,987 m / 9,800 ft | =1,444 of 29,858 | =242 in Africa | #1 in SC | | Elevation | 3 m / 10 ft | =42,364 of 43,403 | =3,111 in Africa | =2 in SC | | Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =82 in Africa | | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in SC | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 119.700 | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [PRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fspp.md) Praslin Island Airport · 44 km / 27 mi - [FRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fssf.md) Frégate Island Airport (UNUSABLE) · 48 km / 30 mi - [DEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fssd.md) Denis Island Airport · 98 km / 61 mi - [BDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fssb.md) Bird Island Airport · 111 km / 69 mi - [FSPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fspl.md) Platte Island Airport · 133 km / 83 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Seychelles International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seychelles_International_Airport&oldid=1375481359), revision of 18 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fsia/data