# Port Stanley Airport (PSY / SFAL)

**Port Stanley Airport** (IATA: PSY, ICAO: SFAL) is a small airport in Stanley, Falkland Islands. It opened on 1 May 1979. It has 2 runways; the longest is 918 m (3,013 ft). It is operated by Falkland Islands Government Aviation Service.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sfal

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PSY / SFAL
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Falkland Islands Government Aviation Service
- Owner: Government of the Falkland Islands
- Serves: Stanley, Falkland Islands
- Opened: 1 May 1979
- Elevation: 23 m / 75 ft
- Coordinates: -51.6857, -57.7776
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 918 m / 3,013 ft
- Time zone: UTC-3 · Atlantic/Stanley
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stanley_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432457
- Weather station: SFAL · WMO 88891
- Ident: SFAL

## Timeline

- 1 May 1979: Port Stanley Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 918 m / 3,013 ft | 19 m / 63 ft | Asphalt | 089° / 269° |  |
| 18/36 | 338 m / 1,110 ft | 13 m / 42 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 360° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 918 m / 3,013 ft | =15,761 of 29,858 | #3,359 in South America | #2 in FK |
| Elevation | 23 m / 75 ft | =37,921 of 43,403 | =8,280 in South America | #3 in FK |
| Age | Opened 1979 | =7,894 of 15,079 | =114 in South America | #1 in FK |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =1 in FK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | RDO | 558.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [MPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyp.md) Mount Pleasant Airport / RAF Mount Pleasant · 48 km / 30 mi
- [FK-0020](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fk-0020.md) Salvador Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [FK-0022](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fk-0022.md) Lively Island Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [FK-0024](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fk-0024.md) Douglas Station Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [FK-0005](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fk-0005.md) Goose Green Airfield · 84 km / 52 mi
- [FK-0008](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fk-0008.md) Port San Carlos Landing Strip · 87 km / 54 mi

## In collections

- [Shortest runways with airline service](https://dromopedia.com/collections/shortest-scheduled) #85

## 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)
- [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/sfal/data