Plaine Corail Airport

Plaine Corail Airport (IATA: RRG, ICAO: FIMR) is an airport located near Plaine Corail on Rodrigues, an island dependency of Mauritius. Prior to being renamed in 2017,^[3] it was known as Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport, after Gaëtan Duval (1930–1996), a former deputy Mauritian prime minister, who oversaw much of the development of Rodrigues. Airport of Rodrigues Ltd (ARL) was incorporated on 8 February 2000 as a public company.

Plaine Corail Airport Aéroport de Plaine Corail
IATA: RRG ICAO: FIMR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airport of Rodrigues Ltd - Licensed Aerodrome Operator
Serves	Port Mathurin
Location	Plaine Corail, Rodrigues, Mauritius
Elevation AMSL	93 ft / 28 m
Coordinates	19°45′27″S 063°21′39″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 1,287 4,223 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

In 2006, the airport handled 49,500 passengers. It has an asphalt runway which measures 1,287 by 30 metres (4,222 ft × 98 ft). In addition to Air Mauritius service to Mauritius, Air Austral started seasonal service to Reunion's Pierrefonds airport in 2015, ^[4] later transferring the service to Saint-Denis de la Réunion in 2022.^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Austral	Seasonal: Saint-Denis de la Réunion
Air Mauritius	Mauritius

An Air Mauritius ATR 72-500 at Plaine Corail Airport in former livery in 2010.