Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (, ) is an

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Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...

in the

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. Located in

Le Lamentin Le Lamentin (; ; ) is a city and town, located in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. With its area of 62.32 km2, it is the town with the largest area in Martinique. Le Lamentin, with close to 40,000 inhabitants, is the ...

, a suburb of the capital

Fort-de-France Fort-de-France (, , ; ) is a Communes of France, commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean. History Before it was ceded to France by Spain in 1635, the area of Fort-de-Fra ...

, 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 from Martinique. He was "one of the founders of the Négritude movement in Francophone literature" and coined the word in French. He ...

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 existed, its headquarters were 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. 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

Statistics

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

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. * 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

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, killing all 6 occupants. The plane crashed just 15 feet below the hills' 2795 foot summit. The cause was found to be pilot failure. * 10 October 2024: Protesters occupied the airport tarmac overnight and tried to enter the terminal, disrupting several flights and trapping hundreds of passengers.

References

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

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1950 establishments in Martinique Airports established in 1950 Aimé Césaire