Guadeloupe Maryse Condé Airport, otherwise known as Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport or () is an international airport serving Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe, France.
The airport is located in Abymes, north-northeast of Pointe-à-Pitre. It is the main hub for Air Caraïbes. Air France also has two Airbus A320 based in Pointe-à-Pitre for regional flights. It is the largest of the six airports in the archipelago. In 2019, the airport handled 2,488,782 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 is at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 12/30 which measures . 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 second week of January 2006, for two days. The same year, the airport celebrated its 40th anniversary. The airport has two interconnected terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Terminal 1 serves both international and regional flights. Terminal 2 only serves regional flights.
The former Air Guadeloupe had its head office at the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Annual passenger traffic (enplaned + deplaned), 2000 - 2023 Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers 2000 2,117,232 2010 1,948,813 2020 1,269,864 2001 1,896,044 2011 2,050,471 2021 1,279,263 2002 1,805,420 2012 1,994,575 2022 2,077,233 2003 1,761,455 2013 2,033,763 2023 2,151,369 2004 1,866,739 2014 2,029,080 2024 2,149,887 2005 1,836,490 2015 2,089,763 2025 2,193,878 2006 1,861,362 2016 2,253,284 2026 2007 1,960,912 2017 2,361,173 2027 2008 2,020,042 2018 2,446,234 2028 2009 1,839,786 2019 2,488,782 2029
10 busiest routes from Guadeloupe Pôle Caraîbes Airport in 2020
Rank City Passengers Top carriers 1 Paris Orly, France 1,224,015 Air France, Air Caraïbes, Corsair 2 Fort de France, France (Martinique) 427,920 Air France, Air Caraïbes, Air Antilles Express 3 Saint Martin Grand Case, France 166,072 Air Caraïbes, Air Antilles Express 4 Paris CDG, France 86,166 XL Airways 5 Cayenne, France (French Guiana) 47,811 Air France 6 Montréal, Canada 37,249 Air Canada, Air Transat (seasonal) 7 Port-au-Prince, Haîti 35,303 Air France 8 Saint Barthelemy, France 34,814 Air Antilles Express 9 Miami, USA 31,201 Air France, American Airlines
References
External links Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Pointe à Pitre
Accident history for PTP at Aviation Safety Network