Iconi Airport
Encyclopedia
Iconi Airport is an airport
located in Moroni
, the capital city
of the Comoros
islands. The airport is on the western side of the island of Grande Comore
, north of the town of Iconi
.
of 33 feet (10 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
which is 1355 metres (4,446 ft) in length.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in Moroni
Moroni, Comoros
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, the capital city
Capital City
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of the Comoros
Comoros
The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...
islands. The airport is on the western side of the island of Grande Comore
Grande Comore
Grande Comore is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is the largest island in the Comoros nation. Most of its population is of the Comorian ethnic group. Its population as of 2006 is about 316,600. The island's capital is Moroni, which is also the national capital...
, north of the town of Iconi
Iconi
Iconi is a town located on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros....
.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 33 feet (10 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
which is 1355 metres (4,446 ft) in length.