Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport (IATA: DZA, ICAO: FMCZ) is an airport located in Pamandzi, Mayotte, France on the southern tip of the island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), east of Grande-Terre, the main island of Mayotte. It is the only airport in Mayotte with scheduled services, mainly to destinations within Africa and to metropolitan France. The airport was able to service aircraft up to the Boeing 777 in size until 2015.

A new runway (16/34) to the west of the current runway was planned, and was built 2,600 metres in length to accommodate larger aircraft such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747.[3] Once built, the older (current) runway became a taxiway. There was also a new terminal built to replace the current departure and arrival buildings.[4] This project was completed in 2015. The headquarters of Ewa Air are located on the airport property.[5]

Cyclone Chido severely damaged the airport in December 2024.[6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air AustralSaint-Denis de la Réunion
Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Corsair International Paris–Orly, Saint-Denis de la Réunion[7]
Ewa AirAnjouan, Antsiranana, Majunga, Moroni, Nosy Be, Pemba (MZ), Saint-Denis de la Reunion
Seasonal: Dar es Salaam
Kenya AirwaysNairobi–Jomo Kenyatta

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at DZA airport. See Wikidata query.

Facilities

The airport is open from 5 am to 5:30 pm local time.[8]

The airport consists of a cluster of several small buildings:[9]

  • two-story departure terminal building
  • arrivals terminal
  • control tower
  • freight hangar

The airport has its own fleet of modern airport fire tenders (Carmichael Cobra 2 6x6 ARFF).[10]

There are no large hangars or cargo-handling facilities at the airport.[9]

The south tarmac area is reserved for the French military.[9]

Transportation

Travel to and from the airport can be made by car. There is limited parking at the airport, so the preferred travel is by taxi into town (4 km from Dzaoudzi).

See also

References

  1. ^ French Aeronautical Information Publication for FMCZ (PDF) – DZAOUDZI PAMANDZI
  2. ^ "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2018" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. ^ http://www.mayotte.pref.gouv.fr/depot/contournement_MDZ/aeroport/Emprise.pdf[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/RA_DSAC_2009_FR_UK.pdf Archived 15 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine, p65
  5. ^ "Contact." Ewa Air. Retrieved on 19 December 2014. "Address Ewa-Air – Aéroport BP 452 97615 Pamandzi – Mayotte "
  6. ^ "France fears heavy toll as Cyclone Chido batters Mayotte". Yahoo News UK. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  7. ^ Liu, Jim. "Corsair resumes Dzaoudzi service from Dec 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Mayotte : Dzaoudzi, l'aéroport de Mayotte". Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  9. ^ a b c https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/aip/enligne/PDF_AIPparSSection/AIP%20RUN/AD/2/1104_AD-2.FMCZ.pdf[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ http://www.travel-images.com/pht/mayotte93.jpg [bare URL image file]
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzaoudzi%E2%80%93Pamandzi_International_Airport
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