Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport

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.

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; 75 years ago (1950)
Focus city for	Air Caraïbes Air Antilles Express
Elevation AMSL	16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	14°35′32″N 060°59′47″W
Map
FDF Location in Martinique
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 1,859,392 Passenger traffic change 6.1% Aircraft movements 14,746 Aircraft movements change 5.3%
Sources: French AIP,[1] Aeroport.fr[2]

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 Adelphi	Castries,[6] Kingstown[7]
Air Antilles	Pointe-à-Pitre
Air Canada	Montréal–Trudeau Seasonal: Quebec City (begins 7 December 2025),[8] Toronto–Pearson[9]
Air Caraïbes	Paris–Orly, Pointe-à-Pitre, St. Martin
Air France	Cayenne, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly, Pointe-à-Pitre
Air Transat	Montréal–Trudeau,[10] Quebec City (begins 14 December 2025)[11]
American Airlines	Miami
Caribbean Airlines	Barbados,[12] Port of Spain[13]
Corsair International	Paris–Orly Seasonal: Bordeaux (begins 15 December 2025),[14] Nantes[citation needed]
ITA Airways	Seasonal charter: Rome–Fiumicino[15]
Sky High	Havana, Santo Domingo–Las Américas
Sunrise Airways	Antigua,[16] Barbados,[16] Castries,[16] Port-au-Prince
Winair	Barbados,[17] Castries,[17] Dominica–Douglas-Charles,[18] Sint Maarten[19]

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.^[20]
• 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.^[21]
• 10 October 2024: Protesters occupied the airport tarmac overnight and tried to enter the terminal, disrupting several flights and trapping hundreds of passengers.^[22]