Ivato International Airport
| Ivato International Airport Antananarivo-Ivato Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | ADEMA (Aéroports de Madagascar) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Antananarivo | ||||||||||
| Location | Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Air Madagascar | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,198 ft / 1,280 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°47′49″S 47°28′44″E / 18.79694°S 47.47889°E | ||||||||||
| Website | antananarivoairport.com | ||||||||||
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Ivato International Airport (IATA: TNR, ICAO: FMMI) is the main international airport serving Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, located 16 km northwest of the city centre. Ivato Airport is the main hub for Air Madagascar.
Airport expansion
In view of the African Union Summit of 2009 and the planned but later cancelled[1] Francophonie Summit of 2010 being held in Madagascar, Ivato airport began renovations that would last until 2020, with the main objective being to accommodate takeoffs and landings by the Airbus A380. A new terminal building able to accommodate 2,500 passengers, a second runway, three jetways, and a car park will be built. The main runway will also be extended by 500 meters before November 2011.[2]
Airlines and destinations
^note 1 Turkish Airlines to and from Istanbul makes a stop over in Mauritius. No traffic rights between Antananarivo and Mauritius.
References
- ↑ Release from website "24heures.mg", "Montreux acceuillera le sommet francophone 2010", 15th of December 2009
- ↑ Rakotomalala, Mahefa (30 June 2008). "Ivato veut accueillir des Airbus A380" L'Express de Madagascar (press release),
External links
- Ivato Airport Authority (Adema)
- Ivato Int. Airport (Madacamp)
- Accident history for TNR at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for FMMI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for FMMI at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for FMMI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
