Manakara Airport is an airport in
Manakara
Manakara is a city in Madagascar.
It is the capital Fitovinany Region and of the district of Manakara Atsimo.
The city is located at the east coast near the mouth of the Manakara River and has a small port.
The bridge over the Manakara River t ...
,
Fitovinany,
Madagascar
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, located on the east coast on the island.
The
Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway crosses the runway of this airport, making it is one of only a few airports in the world that crosses a live railway line. The other two airports are
Peshawar Airport
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in Pakistan and
Gisborne Airport
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in
New Zealand
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.
Airlines and destinations
References
Airports in Madagascar
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