Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport

Martinique / Le Lamentin (BA365)

TFFF · FDF · BA365

1950-

2mile S of Le Lamentin, Fort de France, Fort de France

14.592222, -61.011944 · 16 feet

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Location C/N Tracking

Le Lamentin, Fort-de-France, Martinique, 97232, France

Nearby Locations

		Km
C.H.U de Martinique		5.4	330°
Fort Saint-Louis Naval Base	MQFDF	5.8	278°
George F.L. Charles	TLPC	63.7	178°
Jalousie Plantation Beach heliport		85.4	184°
Woodridge Bay		90.1	333°
Canefield	TDCF	92.3	334°

From 1961 the French air force established a detachment with fixed wing aircraft on the airfield. In 1962 is join by small airfield named Fort de France (BA365). In 1966 the first helicopter arrived.

As part of the A de lA overseas drawdown, on 17 Jul 2012, Lamentin was stood down from full BA365 status and French Air Force detachments will now be on an ad hoc basis.

Units

			Abrev	Nick
1961-	SAG Fort de France	Section Aerienne Gendarmerie Fort de France
1976-2012	Escadron de Transport Outre-Mer 58ETOM 00.058	Overseas Transport Squadron 58	ETOM 00.058	Guadeloupe
2013-	Région MartiniqueDragon 972	Securite Civile Martinique	Dragon 972

News

French Customs H160 Deployed in the Caribbean

Nov 5, 2025 · Sabena Technics is operating an Airbus H160 helicopter in the French Antilles on behalf of the Douane Française (French Customs agency).

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