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Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds Airport

Saint-Pierre, Réunion

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Destinations

ICAO

FMEP

Elevation

59 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds Airport

ZSE

Location

Saint-Pierre · SR · Réunion

Connectivity

3 routes · 1 destinations

Position

-21.319°, 55.423° · 59 ft elev.

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Réunion's southern gateway serving Saint-Pierre and beyond.

Opened

1969

Location

Saint-Pierre, Réunion

Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds Airport (IATA: ZSE, ICAO: FMEP) is a regional airport located in the southern part of Réunion, a French overseas territory in the Indian Ocean. It serves as a secondary airport for the island, complementing Roland Garros Airport in the north. The airport handles domestic and regional flights, primarily connecting Saint-Pierre to other destinations within the Indian Ocean region. Its runway and facilities are suited for smaller commercial and charter aircraft. Pierrefonds plays an important role in alleviating congestion at Roland Garros and providing air access to the less-urbanized southern and western parts of Réunion, which are home to scenic volcanic landscapes and popular tourist destinations.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building handling both arrivals and departures for its limited passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options include taxis and car rentals, with the airport located approximately a short drive from the center of Saint-Pierre.

Airlines here

Air Austral and Corsair operate or have operated services from Pierrefonds, connecting Réunion to nearby Indian Ocean islands and metropolitan France.

Notable facts

›Pierrefonds is Réunion's second airport, secondary to Roland Garros Airport in Saint-Denis.
›The airport is situated near the south coast of Réunion, close to the Piton de la Fournaise volcanic region.
›Its single runway is approximately 2,000 meters long, limiting operations to smaller aircraft.
›The airport serves as an alternative entry point for tourists visiting the southern and western parts of Réunion.
›Réunion is a French overseas department, so the airport falls under French and European aviation regulations.

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Airlines serving this airport

Air France

Air Mauritius

Air Austral

Routes

ZSE → MRUAF · AT7

ZSE → MRUMK · AT7

ZSE → MRUUU · AT7

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 723 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Pierrefonds Airport is an airport located 5.5 kilometres (3 NM) west-northwest 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.

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