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Victoria Seychelles International (FSIA)

Pilots taking part in events that depart from or arrive at FSIA should make themselves familiar with this briefing page as well as with all existing charts.

Overview

  • The Seychelles Intl Airport is Seychelles's primary international airport, with limited capacity of traffic movements due to the limited number of parking positions available.

  • The primary landing runway is runway 31 with runway 13 serving as the primary departure runway.

  • Be aware that the Seychelles FIR and airspace are procedural. Position Reporting may be requested at certain waypoints and we expect pilots to be able to provide time estimates overhead at certain waypoints and to be able to maintain Mach speeds.

Charts

Charts are available through the public AIP here.

Frequencies

Position Callsign Frequency Remarks
FSIA_ATIS Seychelles ATIS 131.900 -
FSIA_TWR Seychelles Tower 118.300 -
FSIA_APP Seychelles Approach 119.700 -
FSSS_CTR Seychelles Flight 120.200 -

Departure Briefing

Clearance Delivery

  • FSIA does not have a real-world Delivery or Ground position but a ground position has been created on VATSIM, particularly for busy events. If offline, contact Tower for Delivery Clearance.

  • When requesting IFR clearance, please provide your Aircraft Type, Stand Number, and ATIS letter.

  • Ground does not provide for Ground movement control and will transfer aircraft to Tower for push and start clearance once the aircraft has been released (particularly when Release Management operations are in effect during events).

Departure Procedures

  • Comply with your assigned departure procedure and do not climb above your initial Climb Altitude unless instructed so.

  • You may be given intermediate climb instructions due to traffic. Do not climb above any assigned flight level.

  • Comply with any speed restrictions if provided. They are important to maintain adequate separation between traffic.

  • Although FSIA has SIDs for both runway 13 and runway 31, expect departures from runway 13 if the winds allow for it (usually, less than 10 knots of tail wind). This allows for a shorter taxi time and a higher departure sequence.

  • When approaching the runway, you'll be asked to report fully ready for departure. That means that when given line-up or take-off clearance, you're expected to be ready to do so without delay. If you need more time, please advise the tower.

Ground Operations

  • During busy events, FSIA_GND will be the position responsible for providing push-back and taxiing instructions. Normally, FSIA_TWR will be responsible.

  • Remember to squawk Mode C before taxiing.

  • If told to monitor a frequency, you're expected to tune in the frequency but not to contact the controller. He will contact you when able.

  • When approaching the runway, you'll be asked to report fully ready for departure. That means that when given line-up or take-off clearance, you're expected to be ready to do so without delay. If you need more time, please advise the tower.

Code F Restrictions

  • FSIA is not Code F compliant.

Departure Timeline

  • For Cross Africa, your slot time is represented as a CTOT (Calculated Takeoff Time).

  • You'll be expected to push back at TOBT (Target Off Block Time) between 15 and 20 minutes before CTOT (depending on how the traffic is flowing at that time).

  • As far as clearance is concerned, you can request it at any time before TOBT, as long as you'll be ready for push-back at TOBT. We suggest you request your clearance at least 15 minutes before TOBT.

  • You should not need to connect to the network more than 60 minutes before your CTOT.

Arrival Briefing

Arrivals and Approaches

  • As your flight is approaching FSIA, you should make yourself familiar with the existing Arrivals (STARs), Holding Points, and Approaches.

  • During high traffic events, priority will be given for arrivals into runway 31 to avoid the backtracking of runway 13.

  • Be aware that there is high terrain to the West of the airfield.

  • Be aware that FSIA only has 1 ILS approach for runway 31. Controllers will inform you what approach to expect based on an assigned Arrival.

  • FSIA is a single runway airport, so during Arrival Events, you should expect to hold. The default arrival hold will be at PRA.

  • If holding at PRA and if runway 31 is active, expect an ILS Zulu Approach Clearance to runway 31 via PETER. If runway 13 is active, expect the RNP X Clearance to runway 13 via MALON.

  • In case of Missed Approach, turn RIGHT (runway 31) or LEFT (runway 13) and climb to 4500 ft and maintain runway heading. You'll receive further instructions from the controllers.

Parking and Ground Operations

  • FSIA has very limited parking positions. Initial aircraft may be offered the Main Apron whilst subsequent aircraft will be directed to adjacent Apron. During events, we expect pilots to disconnect after a short time to allow the release of the parking positions.

  • During busy events, expect to vacate left on B if landing on runway 31. If landing on runway 13, backtracking will be required with a turnway available at the end. The tower will instruct you to taxi to your stand.

Oceanic Operations

  • For Seychelles Oceanic flights, you will not be required to request an Oceanic Clearance.

  • You will be requested to maintain your Flight Level and an assigned Mach Number.

  • During Oceanic En-route, you'll be able to request higher flight levels, depending on availability.

  • Position Reports will not be required. You may be requested from Oceanic Controllers to provide your ETO (Expected Time Overhead) for a specific waypoint. What the Controller is expecting is your time (as in, 1615z) at the specific waypoint.

  • Remain on your last ATC assigned squawk code until instructed otherwise.

  • CPDLC may be available at Seychelles Oceanic, but its availability is up to the Controller.

  • SELCAL is also available at Seychelles Oceanic.

  • SLOP (Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure) is also available at Seychelles Oceanic.

From: VATSSA eAIP

Last update: 16/02/2026 14:21Z