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Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Location
  
Le Lamentin

Address
  
97232 Le Lamentin, France

Elevation
  
4.8 m

Operator
  
Aéroports Français

Hub for
  
Ava Air

Code
  
FDF

Phone
  
+596 596 42 19 95

Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport

Serves
  
Fort-de-France, Martinique

Focus city for
  
Air Caraïbes Air Antilles Express

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Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, French: Aéroport International Martinique Aimé Césaire (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.

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Facilities

The airport resides 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). When Air Martinique existed, its headquarters was located on the airport property. The runway is of a length that can accommodate large jets, though there is no currently scheduled 747 flights to the facility. That said, on at least two occasions, the Concorde flew from Paris and landed at the airport in Martinique.

Passenger facilities

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, two hotels (Hôtel La Galléria and Hôtel Valmenière).

Cargo facilities

1x 747 Freighter Dock, Bonded warehouse, Transit Zone, Mechanical Handling, Heated Storage, Refrigerated Storage, Mortuary, Fresh Meat Inspection, Health Officials, Very Large/Heavy Cargo, Express/Courier Centre

References

Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport Wikipedia