Bird Island Airport

FSSB · Seychelles

About Bird Island Airport

ICAO FSSB
IATA BDI
FIR Seychelles FIR
Country Seychelles
Runways 5/23
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -3.72472, 55.2053   034329S 0551219E
Coordinates (Center) -3.72417, 55.20559   034327S 0551220E
Variation 4.6° W (2024)
Timezone Mahe (+4 h)
Local time May 6, 2024 00:31

Bird Island Airport

This field is located in Seychelles. The airport is located at latitude -3.72417 and longitude 55.20559. The airport has one runway: 5/23. The ICAO airport code of this field is FSSB. The airport's IATA code is BDI. Nearby other airfields are Denis Island Airport, Praslin Airport, Seychelles International Airport and Frégate Island Airport.

Bird Island Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Seychelles International Airport, which is 111 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Seychelles.

Bird Island Airport is in the timezone of Indian/Mahe. Difference with UTC is +4 h. Today the sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:14. This applies to Bird Island Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +4 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
5 050° 054° -3.7215 55.2088 919 m
23 230° 234° -3.7268 55.2024

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Denis Island Airport FSSD 52 km 099°
North Island Heliport SC-0002 75 km 176°
Silhouette Heliport SC-0001 85 km 176°
Praslin Airport FSPP 85 km 140°
La Digue Heliport SC-0005 99 km 135°
Sainte Anne Helipad SC-0003 104 km 161°
Port Glaud Helipad SC-0006 106 km 168°
Seychelles International Airport FSIA 111 km 161°
Seychelles International Airport Rawinsonde Station FSSS 113 km 161°

Navigational aids

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