Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds Airport

Pierrefonds Airport
Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesSaint-Pierre, Réunion
Air Austral
Elevation AMSL18 m (59 ft)
Coordinates21°19′18″S 055°25′32″E / 21.32167°S 55.42556°E / -21.32167; 55.42556
Website
Map
ZSE is located in Réunion
ZSE
ZSE
Location within Réunion
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers98,194
Passenger traffic changeDecrease 2.6%
Aircraft movements1,990
Aircraft movements changeDecrease 13.4%
Source: French AIP,[1] DAFIF,[2][3] Statistics[4]

Pierrefonds Airport (French: Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds) (IATA: ZSE, ICAO: FMEP) is an airport located 5.5 kilometres (3 NM) west-northwest[1] of Saint-Pierre in Réunion. It is the smaller of the two airports located on the island, Roland Garros Airport being the other. The distance between the two airports is 49 km (30 mi) by air and 82 km (51 mi) by road.

Réunion is a French island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and about 200 kilometres (110 NM) southwest of Mauritius. In 2008, the airport served 135,000 passengers.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 18 metres (60 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,100 by 45 metres (6,890 ft × 148 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Fly Vetiv'Air Durban[5]

Statistics

PassengersYear030,00060,00090,000120,000150,0001995200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 FMEP – SAINT PIERRE PIERREFONDS. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 6 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Airport information for FMEP[link removed] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. ↑ "Airport information for ZSE". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ↑ "Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds Airport statistics". www.pierrefonds.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ↑ https://www.citizen.co.za/north-glen-news/news-headlines/2025/12/12/new-international-route-announced-for-durban-airport/