Airport type Public Location Abymes Code PTP Phone +590 590 21-7171 | Operator CCI de Pointe à Pitre Focus city for Air France Elevation 11 m | |
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Serves Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe Hub for Air Caraïbes
Air Antilles Express Address Morne Mamiel, Les Abymes 97139, Guadeloupe Similar Air Caraïbes, Hertz, Jumbo Car Guadelou, ADA, Pro‑Rent Profiles | ||
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Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport or Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (French: Aérodrome de Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet or Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes "Caribbean Hub") (IATA: PTP, ICAO: TFFR) is an airport serving Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe, France.
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- Fsx maxed out pmdg 777 approach into pointe pitre international airport
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- Facilities
- Statistics
- References
The airport is located in Abymes, 2.4 km (1.3 NM) north-northeast of Pointe-à-Pitre. It is the main hub for Air Caraïbes and Air Antilles Express. Air France has also two Airbus A320 based in Point-à-Pitre for regional flights. It is the largest of the six airports in the archipelago. In 2015, the airport handled 2 089 763 million passengers; it is the second busiest airport in the Lesser Antilles after Queen Beatrix International Airport located in Aruba, and before Grantley Adams International Airport located in Barbados.
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 35 ft (11 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 12/30 which measures 3,125 m × 45 m (10,253 ft × 148 ft). Runway 12/30 is long enough to allow aircraft as large as the A380 to take off and land without difficulty. The airport was also one of the first to handle the first A380 prototype in the 2nd week of January 2006, for 2 days. The same year, the airport celebrated its 40th anniversary.
The former Air Guadeloupe had its head office on the airport property.
Statistics
Annual passenger traffic (enplaned + deplaned), 2000 - 2016
10 Busiest routes from Guadeloupe Pôle Caraîbes Airport in 2016