Jérémie Airport
| Jérémie Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: JEE – ICAO: MTJE | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Autorité Aeroportuaire Nationale | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jérémie | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 147 ft / 45 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°39′47″N 074°10′13″W / 18.66306°N 74.17028°WCoordinates: 18°39′47″N 074°10′13″W / 18.66306°N 74.17028°W | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.aanhaiti.com/aan | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  MTJE Location in Haiti 18°39′48″N 074°10′14″W / 18.66333°N 74.17056°W | |||||||||||
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Source: Great Circle Mapper[1] | |||||||||||
Jérémie Airport (IATA: JEE, ICAO: MTJE) is the fifth busiest airport in Haiti in terms of passenger traffic and is located in the city with the same name, Jérémie, in the southwest of Haiti.
This airport is served by scheduled and non-scheduled companies from Port-au-Prince.
The airstrip has been characterized as a dirt strip recently.[2]
The Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale plans to make this an international airport by extending the runway to 2,200 m (7,218 ft) and adding a terminal with customs and other services.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Tortug' Air | Port-au-Prince |
History
In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, a food aide convoy transporting aide delivered to Jérémie Airport through Jérémie, encountered a hijacking attempt by 20 men, on Saturday 30 January 2010.[3]
Medical aid has been airlifted through the airport for refugees from the 12 January 2010 quake which have flowed into the region.[2]
References
- ↑ Airport information for MTJE at Great Circle Mapper.
- 1 2 New York Times, "Volunteers Fly Supplies Into Hard-to-Reach Areas", Shaila Dewan, 4 February 2010 (accessed 4 February 2010)
- ↑ Newser, "Food convoy attacked by armed group in Haiti; UN warns of volatile security situation", Paisley Doods, 2 February 2010 (accessed 3 February 2010)