Pointe à Pitre, le Raizet (PTP/TFFR) Guadeloupe FWI - 2003

 

IATA: PTP – ICAO: TFFR
Summary
Airport type		Public, Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport or Pointe-à-Pitre - Le Raizet Airport, also known as Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes in French, is an airport in Abymes, near Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. It is the main hub for Air Caraïbes and The Airport is also one of the best in the Antilles. It has been chosen the best destination in 2007.In 2007, the airport handled nearly 2.5 millions passengers. It is one of the busiest airports in the Lesser Antilles.
Location		Pointe-à-Pitre
Fact.		Runway 11/29 is the 2nd-longest of any runway in the Caribbean (after Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico), allowing aircraft as large as the A380 to take off and land without difficulty.
Coordinates
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
11/29	3,125	10,253	Asphalt

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DSp Pictures
Year	Minolta		Spot Location
	Film/Scan
May 2003	Medium quality		On apron