| Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport | |||
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| IATA: MRU – ICAO: FIMP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports of Mauritius Co. Ltd. | ||
| Serves | Mauritius | ||
| Location | Plaine Magnien | ||
| Hub for | Air Mauritius | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 186 ft / 57 m | ||
| Coordinates | 20°25′48″S 57°40′59″E / 20.43°S 57.68306°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 14/32 | 3,370 | 11,056 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (IATA: MRU, ICAO: FIMP), also known as Plaisance Airport, is an airport serving the island of Mauritius. The airport is located in Plaine Magnien, near Plaisance and 26 nautical miles (48 km) southeast of Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius. It is named for Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985), the first Prime Minister of Mauritius.
It is the base of Air Mauritius.
The terminal building is a two-story structure with an outdoor parking lot attached.
On 28 May 2009, Aéroports de Paris subsidiaries ADPM and ADPI accounced they had won the contract to construct and manage Terminal 2 which will connect with the existing terminal.[3]
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Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Austral | Saint-Denis de la Réunion, Saint-Pierre de la Réunion |
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Air Madagascar | Antananarivo |
| Air Mauritius | Bangalore, Cape Town, Chennai, Delhi, Durban, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, London-Heathrow, Madrid [seasonal], Melbourne, Milan-Malpensa, Mumbai, Munich, Nairobi, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Perth, Rodrigues, Saint-Denis de la Réunion, Saint-Pierre de la Réunion, Singapore, Sydney [resumes 5 June] |
| Air Seychelles | Mahé |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow |
| British Airways operated by Comair | Johannesburg |
| Catovair | Rodrigues |
| Condor Flugdienst | Frankfurt |
| Corsairfly | Lyon, Paris-Orly |
| Emirates | Dubai |
| Kulula.com | Johannesburg |
| Meridiana operated by Eurofly | Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino, Seychelles |
| South African Airways | Johannesburg |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways | London-Heathrow [seasonal] |
Services
A list of stores and services in the terminal include:
- Embalao - restaurant
- Le Village - restaurant
- Voyage à la Carte - restaurant
- Le Bar du Voyageur - restaurant
- Embalaba - restaurant
- La Terrasse - at AML Lounge
- Mauritius Duty Free Paradise Co Ltd - duty free shop
- Made in Mauritius - duty free shop
- A Taste Of Paradise
- flower and handicraft store
- book shop
- Barclays Bank Mauritius
- State Bank
- The Mauritius Commercial Bank
- Shibani Finance
- Thomas Cook
- HSBC
- Post Office
- AML Lounge - VIP
- Air Mauritius Lounge
References
- ^ Airport information for FIMP from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for MRU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ "ADPM and ADPI, Aéroports de Paris subsidiaries, will develop and manage Mauritius international airport new terminal"
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