Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport

Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport

*Aéroport international de Martinique-Aimé-Césaire*
Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport; Aéroport international de Martinique-Aimé-Césaire
	IATA: FDF; ICAO: TFFF;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aéroports Français
Serves	Fort-de-France, Martinique
Location	Le Lamentin
Opened	1950; 74 years ago
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°W
Map
	FDF Location in Martinique
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Passengers
Passengers	1,859,392
Passenger traffic change	6.1%
Aircraft movements	14,746
Aircraft movements change	5.3%
	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 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 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 were 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Antilles	Pointe-à-Pitre
Air Canada	Montréal–Trudeau Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson^[6]
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 Airlines	Miami
Caribbean Airlines	Barbados, Port-of-Spain both begins 3 December 2024)^[7]
Condor	Seasonal charter: Düsseldorf,^{[citation needed]} Frankfurt^{[citation needed]}
Corsair International	Paris–Orly Seasonal: Nantes
Discover Airlines	Seasonal charter: Frankfurt^{[citation needed]}
Gol Transportes Aéreos	Seasonal charter: São Paulo–Guarulhos^{[citation needed]}
ITA Airways	Seasonal charter: Rome–Fiumicino^[8]
Sky High	Havana, Santo Domingo–Las Américas
Sunrise Airways	Antigua (begins 3 December 2024),^[9] Barbados (begins 3 December 2024),^[9] Castries (begins 3 December 2024),^[9] Port-au-Prince
Wamos Air	Seasonal charter: Milan–Malpensa^{[citation needed]}
Winair	Barbados (begins November 15, 2024),^[10] Castries (begins November 17, 2024),^[10] Dominica–Douglas-Charles,^[11] Sint Maarten^[12]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at FDF airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

30 August 1979: an IRMA/Britten Norman BN-2A-8 Islander (F-OGGL) of Air Martinique was damaged beyond repair while standing, likely from Hurricane David.^[13]
17 July 1994: an IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander (8P-TAD) of Air Martinique leased from Trans Island Air crashed into Les Pitons du Cabbets at 21:45, 13 km (8.1 miles) NNW of Fort-de-France while on approach from Bridgetown, killing all 6 occupants. The plane crashed just 15 feet below the hills' 2795 foot summit. The cause was found to be pilot failure.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b TFFF – FORT DE FRANCE LE LAMENTIN. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 3 October 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Air Canada to Launch First-Ever Flights between Toronto and Martinique". Travelpulse Canada. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ ibbean-airlines-to-fly-to-martinique-and-guadeloupe-from-december-6.2.2123752.c20d9a45ae
^ "ITA Airways inizia i voli charter sulla Martinica". 3 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sunrise Airways NW24 Caribbean Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Winair NW24 Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/winair-takes-flight-to-martinique-expanding-regional-connectivity/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Winair Adds Fort-de-France – Dominica Sector From April 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
^ "ASN Aircraft accident IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander F-OGGL Fort de France-Lamentin Airport (FDF)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "ASN Aircraft accident IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander 8P-TAD Fort de France-Lamentin Airport (FDF)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

External links

Media related to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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 3 October 2024.

[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.

[6] "Air Canada to Launch First-Ever Flights between Toronto and Martinique". Travelpulse Canada. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[7] -airlines-to-fly-to-martinique-and-guadeloupe-from-december-6.2.2123752.c20d9a45ae

[8] "ITA Airways inizia i voli charter sulla Martinica". 3 December 2022.

[S6-9] "Sunrise Airways NW24 Caribbean Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

[WM-10] "Winair NW24 Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

[11] ttps://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/winair-takes-flight-to-martinique-expanding-regional-connectivity/ ^{[bare URL]}

[12] "Winair Adds Fort-de-France – Dominica Sector From April 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

[13] "ASN Aircraft accident IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander F-OGGL Fort de France-Lamentin Airport (FDF)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[14] "ASN Aircraft accident IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander 8P-TAD Fort de France-Lamentin Airport (FDF)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

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