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Toussaint Louverture International Airport

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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Elevation

122 ft

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The Essence of Toussaint Louverture International Airport

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Location

Port-au-Prince · OU · Haiti

Connectivity

24 routes · 12 destinations

Position

18.580°, -72.293° · 122 ft elev.

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Haiti's primary international gateway in Port-au-Prince.

Opened

1941

Location

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Toussaint Louverture International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in Haiti, serving as the country's main hub for international travel. Named after the Haitian revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture, the airport handles the majority of international arrivals and departures to and from Haiti. The airport has faced significant challenges over the years, including severe damage from the catastrophic January 2010 earthquake, which temporarily disrupted operations. It has since been repaired and expanded to better accommodate growing passenger traffic. The airport serves as a critical lifeline for humanitarian aid, diaspora travel, and commerce. It has periodically faced security and operational challenges, including disruptions related to civil unrest and gang activity in the broader Port-au-Prince area.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal handling both international and domestic flights.

Getting to & from

Ground transport from the airport to central Port-au-Prince relies primarily on taxis and private vehicles, as there is no formal public transit link.

Airlines here

Major carriers serving the airport include American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Air France, Copa Airlines, and Caribbean Airlines.

Notable facts

›Named after Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution.
›Served as a critical hub for international disaster relief following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake.
›The airport has been closed or restricted multiple times due to civil unrest and gang violence in Port-au-Prince.
›It is the only international airport of significant capacity in Haiti.
›The airport sits at an elevation of approximately 122 feet (37 meters) above sea level.

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Route map (12 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Insel Air (7I/INC) (Priv)

Aereonautica militare

Routes

PAP → SXM7I · M83

PAP → FLLAA · 738

PAP → JFKAA · 763

PAP → MIAAA · 738 763 757

PAP → YULAC · 763

PAP → JFKAF · 738

PAP → MIAAF · 32A 320

PAP → PTPAF · 320

PAP → PTYAM · 73G 738

PAP → JFKB6 · 320

PAP → FLLB6 · 320

PAP → PTYCM · 73G 738

PAP → MIADL · 32A 320

PAP → ATLDL · 320

PAP → JFKDL · 738

PAP → PLSJY · EM2

PAP → JBQN3 · J32

PAP → FLLNK · 319

PAP → JBQS6 · J32

PAP → CAPS6 · J32

PAP → PTPTX · AT7

PAP → SDQTX · 333

PAP → MIAUS · 738 763 757

PAP → FLLUS · 738

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 737-8008 routes Airbus A3206 routes Boeing 767-3004 routes British Aerospace Jetstream 323 routes Boeing 7572 routes 32A2 routes Boeing 737-7002 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-831 routes Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia1 routes Airbus A3191 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 721 routes Airbus A330-3001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Toussaint Louverture International Airport is an international airport in Tabarre, a commune of Port-au-Prince in Haiti. The airport is an operating hub for Sunrise Airways. It is informally called "the Maïs-Gâté airport", named after the area in the Cul-de-Sac Plain where the airport was built.

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