List of airports in Haiti explained

This is a list of airports in Haiti, grouped by type and sorted by location.

Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. The total area of Haiti is 27750km2. Its capital is Port-au-Prince. The official languages are French and Haitian Creole.

Haiti is divided into ten departments, which are further divided into 42 arrondissements, and 145 communes and 571 communal sections.__TOC__

Airports

Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.

City servedDepartmentICAOIATAAirport nameCoordinatesRunway
 International
Cap-HaïtienNordMTCHCAPCap-Haïtien International Airport19.7331°N -72.1947°W7500feetx131feetft (xft) paved[1]
Port-au-PrinceOuestMTPPPAPToussaint Louverture International Airport18.58°N -72.2925°W9974feetx141feetft (xft) paved[2]
 Domestic
HincheCentreHINHinche Airport2660feet unpaved
JacmelSud-EstMTJAJAKJacmel Airport18.2411°N -72.5186°W3937feetx95feetft (xft) paved[3]
JérémieGrand'AnseMTJEJEEJérémie Airport18.6633°N -74.1722°W3937feet paved
Les CayesSudMTCACYAAntoine-Simon Airport18.2711°N -73.7883°W3666feetx80feetft (xft) paved[4]
Port-de-PaixNord-OuestMTPXPAXPort-de-Paix Airport19.9347°N -72.8472°W2100feet unpaved
 Other
Anse-à-GaletsOuestLGNAnse-à-Galets Airport (on Île de la Gonâve)2448feet unpaved
Anse-RougeArtiboniteAnse-Rouge Airport1936feet unpaved
BelladèreCentreBelladère Airport3300feet unpaved
Dame-MarieGrand'AnseDame-Marie Airport grass
Fond-des-BlancsSudFond-des-Blancs Airport 2100feetunpaved- valign=topIle a VacheSudIle a Vache Airport1496feet paved -->
Môle-Saint-NicolasNord-OuestMôle-Saint-Nicolas Airport3150feet unpaved
OuanamintheNord-EstOANOuanaminthe Airport2424feet unpaved
PhaetonNord-EstFLTPhaeton Airport3238feet unpaved
PignonNordPGNPignon Airport3500feet unpaved
Port-SalutSudPort-Salut Airport2628feet unpaved
 Closed
Port-au-PrinceOuestAéroport de Chancerelles

Airports by volume of traffic

Makeshift airstrips

In the wake of the 7.0 magnitude 2010 Haiti earthquake of January 12, several makeshift airports have been set up around the country to facilitate aid shipments.

Outside of Léogâne, a makeshift airstrip has been set up on part of Route 9, a highway of the commune, able to handle small planes.[5]

See also

References

External links


Notes and References

  1. . Accessed 5 February 2010.
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  3. . Accessed 5 February 2010.
  4. . Accessed 5 February 2010.
  5. News: . Volunteers Fly Supplies Into Hard-to-Reach Areas . Shaila Dewan . 4 February 2010 . 4 February 2010 .

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