Ivato International Airport

Ivato International Airport

Seranam-Piaramanidina iraisampirenenan'Ivato
Aéroport International d'Ivato
Summary
Airport typePublic/military
OperatorRavinala Airports
ServesAntananarivo, Madagascar
Hub forMadagascar Airlines
Elevation AMSL4,198 ft / 1,280 m
Coordinates18°47′49″S 47°28′44″E / 18.79694°S 47.47889°E / -18.79694; 47.47889
Websitehttps://ravinala-airports.aero
Map
TNR is located in Madagascar
TNR
TNR
Location of airport in Madagascar
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 10,171 3,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers611,175

Ivato International Airport (IATA: TNR, ICAO: FMMI) is the main international airport serving Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northwest of the city centre. Ivato Airport is the main hub for Madagascar Airlines and is located in the commune of Ivato.

History

Departure hall
Terminal interior

Ivato has been the main airport of Antananarivo since the 1960s; it is a civil and military mixed platform and the main hub of Air Madagascar.

Madagascar's deadliest aviation accident occurred at the airport on July 19, 1967. A Douglas DC-4 of Air Madagascar departing for Antsiranana touched the ground 720 meters past the runway, briefly became airborne but crashed again just over 500 meters later, killing 42 of the 77 on board. Among the dead was foreign minister Albert Sylla.[1]

It has two main terminals: one terminal for domestic flights and one terminal for international flights. In December 2021, a new terminal opened.[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Austral Saint-Denis de la Réunion
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Mauritius Mauritius
Airlink Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[3]
Corsair International Paris–Orly, Saint-Denis de la Réunion[4]
Emirates Dubai–International, Mahé[5]
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa[6]
Kenya Airways Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Madagascar Airlines Antsiranana, Majunga, Maroantsetra, Morondava, Nosy-Be, Sainte Marie, Sambava, Toamasina, Tôlanaro, Toliara
Turkish Airlines Istanbula[citation needed]
Notes
  • ^A : This flight operates with a stopover in Mauritius. However, Turkish Airlines has no traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Antananarivo and Mauritius.

References

  1. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-4-1009 5R-MAD Antananarivo-Ivato Airport (TNR)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Ivato International Airport's New Terminal, Antananarivo, Madagascar".
  3. ^ "Airlink to resume flights between South Africa and Madagascar | Namibia Economist".
  4. ^ "Corsair Resumes Madagascar Service From June 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Emirates to fly to Madagascar via the Seychelles". Emirates. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Ethiopian plans Antananarivo launch in March 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

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