Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport Explained

Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
Iata:FDF
Icao:TFFF
Type:Public
Operator:Aéroports Français
City-Served:Fort-de-France, Martinique
Location:Le Lamentin
Elevation-F:16
Coordinates:14.5922°N -60.9964°W
Pushpin Map:Martinique
Pushpin Label:FDF
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Martinique
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-M:3,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:1,859,392
Stat2-Header:Passenger traffic change
Stat2-Data: 6.1%
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat3-Data:14,746
Stat4-Header:Aircraft movements change
Stat4-Data: 5.3%
Footnotes:Sources: French AIP, Aeroport.fr[1]

Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Martinique-Aimé-Césaire, in French pronounced as /maʁtinik ɛme sezɛːʁ/) 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 16feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 3000x. When Air Martinique existed, its headquarters were located on the airport property.[2] [3] 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.[4]

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

Cargo

Accidents and incidents

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2018. aeroport.fr. 31 August 2019.
  2. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 31 March 1984. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1984/1984%20-%200532.html?search=%22Air%20Mali%22816.
  3. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 17–23 March 1999. 43. "Aéroport du Lamentin, Fort de France, 97232, Martinique"
  4. News: Il y a 20 ans le Concorde atterrissait en Martinique pour l'inauguration de l'aérogare . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711021004/http://martinique.la1ere.fr/2015/07/08/il-y-20-ans-le-concorde-atterissait-en-martinique-pour-l-inauguration-de-l-aerogare-270082.html . 11 July 2015 . 8 July 2015 . Joseph . Nodin . Martinique 1ère . 30 August 2018 .
  5. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander F-OGGL Fort de France-Lamentin Airport (FDF) . 2023-08-09 . aviation-safety.net.
  6. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander 8P-TAD Fort de France-Lamentin Airport (FDF) . 2023-08-09 . aviation-safety.net.