Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (french: link=no, Aéroport international de Martinique-Aimé-Césaire, ) is the

international airport An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports and they must feature longer ...

Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...

in the

French West Indies The French West Indies or French Antilles (french: Antilles françaises, ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy fwansez) are the parts of France located in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean: * The two overseas departments of: ** Guadeloupe, ...

. Located in

Le Lamentin Le Lamentin (; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Lanmanten; ) is a city and town, located in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. With its 62,32 km2, it is the town with the largest area of Martinique. Le Lamentin, with nea ...

, a suburb of the capital

Fort-de-France Fort-de-France (, , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Fodfwans) is a Communes of France, commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean. It is also one of the major cities in the ...

, it was opened in 1950 and renamed in 2007, after author and politician

Aimé Césaire Aimé Fernand David Césaire (; ; 26 June 1913 – 17 April 2008) was a French poet, author, and politician. He was "one of the founders of the Négritude movement in Francophone literature" and coined the word in French. He founded the Par ...

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of above

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. It has one

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designated 10/28 with an

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surface measuring . When

Air Martinique Air Martinique was an airline based in the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. Its head office was on the grounds of Fort-de-France Airport, now Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, in Le Lamentin. History Ai ...

existed, its headquarters was located on the airport property. The runway is of a length that can accommodate large jets, including 747s from France. On at least two occasions, the

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flew from Paris and landed at the airport in Martinique. 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,

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, transit zone, mechanical handling, heated storage, refrigerated storage,

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, fresh meat inspection, health officials, very large/heavy cargo, and an express/

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centre.

Airlines and destinations

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External links

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Aéroport de Fort-de-France Le Lamentin
official page
Aéroport de Fort-de-France – Le Lamentin
at

L'Union des Aéroports Français L'Union des Aéroports Français (UAF) - "The French Airports Association" in English - is a French organization created in 1938. As of March 2010, it has 134 members which operate 156 airports in metropolitan France and the French overseas departm ...

Le Lamentin Airport
at azworldairports.com
All the news from the airport Martinique TFFF
-(French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinique Aime Cesaire International Airport Airports in Martinique

Airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

1950 establishments in Martinique Airports established in 1950