Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport

Martinique Aimé Césaire
International Airport

*Aéroport de Fort-de-France*
Martinique Aimé Césaire; International Airport; Aéroport de Fort-de-France
	IATA: FDF; ICAO: TFFF;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aéroports Français
Serves	Fort-de-France, Martinique
Location	Le Lamentin
Focus city for	Air Caraïbes; Air Antilles Express;
Elevation AMSL	16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	14°35′32″N 060°59′47″W / 14.59222°N 60.99639°WCoordinates: 14°35′32″N 060°59′47″W / 14.59222°N 60.99639°W
Map
	FDF Location in Martinique
Runways
Statistics (2018)
Passengers
Passengers	1,978,356
Passenger traffic change	2.4%
	Sources: French AIP, Aeroport.fr

Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Martinique-Aimé-Césaire, pronounced [maʁtinik ɛme sezɛːʁ]) (IATA: FDF, ICAO: TFFF) is the 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 was 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

Airlines	Destinations
Air Antilles	Barbados, Castries, Dominica–Douglas-Charles, Pointe-à-Pitre, Santo Domingo–Las Américas
Air Belgium	Charleroi
Air Canada	Montréal–Trudeau
Air Caraïbes	Paris–Orly, Pointe-à-Pitre
Air France	Cayenne, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly, Pointe-à-Pitre
Air Transat	Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau
American Eagle	Miami
Condor	Seasonal charter: Frankfurt
Corsair International	Paris–Orly Seasonal: Nantes
Gol Transportes Aéreos	Seasonal charter: São Paulo–Guarulhos
Sky High Aviation Services	Santo Domingo–Las Américas
Wamos Air	Seasonal charter: Milan–Malpensa

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Amerijet International	Miami
DHL Aviation	Castries, Grenada, Pointe-à-Pitre, Port of Spain, Saint Vincent-Argyle, Sint Maarten
FedEx Express	Castries, San Juan

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at FDF airport. See Wikidata query.

References

^ ^a ^b TFFF – FORT DE FRANCE LE LAMENTIN. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 5 October 2023.
^ "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2018" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 31 March 1984. [1].
^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 17–23 March 1999. 43. "Aéroport du Lamentin, Fort de France, 97232, Martinique"
^ 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.

External links

Official website (in French)
Aéroport de Fort-de-France Le Lamentin, official page (in French)
Aéroport de Fort-de-France – Le Lamentin at L'Union des Aéroports Français (in French)
Le Lamentin Airport at azworldairports.com
All the news from the airport Martinique TFFF -(French)

[AIP-1] TFFF – FORT DE FRANCE LE LAMENTIN. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 5 October 2023.

[AER-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.

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