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Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport

Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Martinique-Aimé-Césaire, pronounced [maʁtinik ɛme sezɛːʁ]) (IATA: FDF, ICAO: TFFF) is an international airport of Martinique in the French West Indies. Located in Le Lamentin, a suburb of the capital Fort-de-France, it was opened in 1950 and renamed in 2007, after author and politician Aimé Césaire.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 16 ft (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 m × 45 m (9,843 ft × 148 ft).[1] When Air Martinique existed, its headquarters were located on the airport property.[3][4] The runway is of a length that can accommodate large jets, including 747s from France. On at least two occasions, the Concorde flew from Paris and landed at the airport in Martinique.[5]

Passenger facilities include police, customs, baggage claim, pharmacy, vaccination bureau, handicap facilities, tobacconist, bank, money changing, souvenir shops, tax-free shopping, gift shop, florist, hairdresser, car rentals, taxi, parking, restaurants, cafés and bars, and two hotels (Hôtel La Galléria and Hôtel Valmenière).

Cargo facilities include a 747 freighter dock, bonded warehouse, transit zone, mechanical handling, heated storage, refrigerated storage, mortuary, fresh meat inspection, health officials, very large/heavy cargo, and an express/courier centre.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Statistics

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ a b TFFF – FORT DE FRANCE LE LAMENTIN. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2018" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 31 March 1984. [1].
  4. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 17–23 March 1999. 43. "Aéroport du Lamentin, Fort de France, 97232, Martinique"
  5. ^ Nodin, Joseph (8 July 2015). "Il y a 20 ans le Concorde atterrissait en Martinique pour l'inauguration de l'aérogare". Martinique 1ère. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Air Canada to Launch First-Ever Flights between Toronto and Martinique". Travelpulse Canada. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  7. ^ "ITA Airways inizia i voli charter sulla Martinica". 3 December 2022.
  8. ^ https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/winair-takes-flight-to-martinique-expanding-regional-connectivity/
  9. ^ "Winair Adds Fort-de-France – Dominica Sector From April 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  10. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander F-OGGL Fort de France-Lamentin Airport (FDF)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander 8P-TAD Fort de France-Lamentin Airport (FDF)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

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