Major General James G. Blunt

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 is currently able to service aircraft up to the Boeing 777 in size.[citation needed]

A new runway (15/33) to the west of the current runway is being planned, and will be 2,600 metres in length to accommodate larger aircraft such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747.[3] Once built, the older (current) runway will become a taxiway. There are also plans for a new terminal to be built (and likely replace the current departure and arrival buildings).[4] This project will be completed by 2015.[needs update]

The headquarters of Ewa Air are located on the airport property.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air AustralSaint-Denis de la Réunion
Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air MadagascarAntananarivo, Antsiranana, Majunga
Corsair International Paris–Orly (via Saint-Denis de la Réunion), Saint-Denis de la Réunion[6]
Ewa AirAnjouan, Antsiranana, Majunga, Moroni, Nosy Be, Pemba (MZ)
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.[7]

The airport consists of a cluster of several small buildings:[8]

  • 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).[9]

There are no large hangars or cargo-handling facilities at the airport.[8]

The south tarmac area is reserved for the French military.[8]

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).

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