Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport
| Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport Aérodrome de Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | CCI de Pointe à Pitre | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe | ||||||||||
| Location | Abymes | ||||||||||
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| Focus city for | Air France[1] | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 35 ft / 11 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°15′51″N 061°31′33″W / 16.26417°N 61.52583°WCoordinates: 16°15′51″N 061°31′33″W / 16.26417°N 61.52583°W | ||||||||||
| Website | guadeloupe.aeroport.fr | ||||||||||
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Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport or Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (French: Aérodrome de Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet[2] or Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes[4] "Caribbean Hub") (IATA: PTP, ICAO: TFFR) is an airport serving Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe, France.
The airport is located in Abymes, 2.4 km (1.3 NM) north-northeast of Pointe-à-Pitre.[2] It is the main hub for Air Caraïbes and Air Antilles Express. Air France has also two Airbus A320 based in Pointe-à-Pitre for regional flights. It is the largest of the six airports in the archipelago. In 2015, the airport handled 2 089 763 million passengers; it is the second busiest airport in the Lesser Antilles after Queen Beatrix International Airport located in Aruba, and before Grantley Adams International Airport located in Barbados.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 35 ft (11 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 12/30 which measures 3,125 m × 45 m (10,253 ft × 148 ft).[2] Runway 12/30 is long enough to allow aircraft as large as the A380 to take off and land without difficulty. The airport was also one of the first to handle the first A380 prototype in the 2nd week of January 2006, for 2 days. The same year, the airport celebrated its 40th anniversary.
The former Air Guadeloupe had its head office on the airport property.[5]
As of 21 November 2017, Air France will link Guadeloupe to Atlanta twice a week during the winter. Departures from Guadeloupe will take place on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 4:20 pm (AF 608) with arrival in Atlanta at 08:05 pm. The return flights leave Atlanta on Wednesdays and Sundays at 10:40 am (AF 609) and an arrival in Guadeloupe at 03:50 pm.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Terminal Arrangements
- Terminal 1 is used by Air Caraïbes flights to Paris, Air France (excepts AF600), Air Transat, Corsair International, XL Airways France, and all charters flights.
- Terminal 2 is used by Air Antilles, Air Canada Rouge, Air Caraïbes regionals flights, Air France AF600, American Airlines, Ava Air, Cubana, LIAT, Norwegian, Servicios Aéreos Profesionales, Winair.
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Amerijet International | Miami |
Statistics
Annual passenger traffic (enplaned + deplaned), 2000 - 2016
| Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers |
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| 2000 | 2 117 232 | 2010 | 1 948 813 |
| 2001 | 1 896 044 | 2011 | 2 050 471 |
| 2002 | 1 805 420 | 2012 | 1 994 575 |
| 2003 | 1 761 455 | 2013 | 2 033 763 |
| 2004 | 1 866 739 | 2014 | 2 029 080 |
| 2005 | 1 836 490 | 2015 | 2 089 763 |
| 2006 | 1 861 362 | 2016 | 2 253 284 |
| 2007 | 1 960 912 | 2017 | (Jan-June) 1 229 137 |
| 2008 | 2 020 042 | 2018 | Example |
| 2009 | 1 839 786 | 2019 | Example |
10 Busiest routes from Guadeloupe Pôle Caraîbes Airport in 2016
| Rank | City | Passengers | Top Carriers |
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| 1 | Paris, France | 1 253 240 | Air France, Air Caraîbes, Corsair, XL Airways |
| 2 | Fort de France, France (Martinique) | 428 609 | Air France, Air Caraibes, Air Antilles Express |
| 3 | Saint Martin Grand Case, France | 160 043 | Air Caraîbes, Air Antilles Express |
| 4 | Cayenne, France (French Guyana) | 46 493 | Air France |
| 5 | Port au Prince, Haîti | 34 021 | Air France |
| 6 | Saint Barthelemy, France | 32 349 | Air Antilles Express |
| 7 | Montréal, Canada | 30 530 | Air Canada, Air Transat (seasonal) |
| 8 | Miami & Fort Lauderdale, USA | 28 813 | Air France, American Airlines to/from Miami & Norwegian to/from Fort Lauderdale (seasonal) |
| 9 | New York JFK, USA | 23 628 | Norwegian (seasonal) |
| 10 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 20 952 | Air Caraîbes, Air Antilles Express |
References
- ↑ "Air France, un acteur régional majeur dans la Caraïbe, Septembre 2013" (PDF). Corporate.airfrance.com. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- 1 2 3 4 TFFR – Pointe a Pitre Le Raizet. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 17 August 2017.
- ↑ (in French) Aéroport de Pointe-à-Pitre – Le Raizet at Union des Aéroports Français
- 1 2 (in French) Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes, official site
- ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March 1988. 41. "Head Office: Aéroport du Raizet, 97110 Abymes, Guadeloupe, French West Indies"
- 1 2 3 4 https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/modes/air/internal_market/doc/pso_inventory_table.pdf
- ↑ http://aviationtribune.com/airlines/south-america-and-caribbean/air-france-launch-new-service-pointe-pitre-atlanta/
- ↑ http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170531/flights-to-caribbean-are-coming-to-tf-green
- ↑ "http://www.air-journal.fr/2017-03-28-xl-airways-les-antilles-depuis-7-villes-de-province-5179243.html"
External links
- Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Pointe à Pitre (in French)
- Current weather for TFFR at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PTP at Aviation Safety Network