East African Islands
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Bird Island Airport

Bird Island Airport serves , a small island 100 kilometres northwest of , the capital of the . The airport is served by Air Seychelles, which has chartered flights from on Mahé.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as: “BDI” and “FSSB”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bird Island.

Island
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is the northernmost island in the archipelago, 100 km from Mahe. The 0.94 km2 coral island is known for its birdlife, including sooty terns, fairy terns and common noddies, and for hawksbill and green turtles.

Bird Island Airport

Latitude
-3.72416° or 3° 43′ 27″ south
Longitude
55.20554° or 55° 12′ 20″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
IATA airport code
BDI
ICAO airport code
FSSB
Open location code
6H8Q76G4+86
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1012021579
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6354923
Wiki­data ID
Q597926
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Satellite Map

Discover Bird Island Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Bird Island Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Bird Island Airport”
  • Chinese: “伯德岛机场”
  • Chinese: “伯德島機場”
  • Esperanto: “Flughaveno Birdinsulo”
  • French: “aérodrome de l’île aux Oiseaux”
  • French: “Aérodrome de l’île aux Oiseaux”
  • French: “Aéroport de l’île aux Oiseaux”
  • Indonesian: “BDI”
  • Indonesian: “FSSB”
  • Japanese: “バード島空港”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه جزیره برد”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Bird Island”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Bird Island”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи ҷазира мебарад”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bird Island Museum and Passe Coco.

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