List of airports in Haiti - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

s in Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

, grouped by type and sorted by location.

Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a Caribbean

Caribbean

The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola

Hispaniola

Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...

, which it shares with the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

. The total area of Haiti is 27750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi). Its capital is Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....

. The official languages are Haitian Creole

Haitian Creole language

Haitian Creole language , often called simply Creole or Kreyòl, is a language spoken in Haiti by about twelve million people, which includes all Haitians in Haiti and via emigration, by about two to three million speakers residing in the Bahamas, Cuba, Canada, France, Cayman Islands, French...

and French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

.

Haiti is divided into ten departments

Departments of Haiti

The Communes of Haiti are the third-level divisions of Haiti. The 10 departments have 42 arrondissements which are divided into 140 communes.-Artibonite Department:*Dessalines Arrondissement**Desdunes**Dessalines**Grande Saline...

, which are further divided into 41 arrondissement

Arrondissement

Arrondissement is any of various administrative divisions of France, certain other Francophone countries, and the Netherlands.-France:The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a...

s, and 133 communes.

Airports

Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.

City served	Department Departments of Haiti The Communes of Haiti are the third-level divisions of Haiti. The 10 departments have 42 arrondissements which are divided into 140 communes.-Artibonite Department:Dessalines ArrondissementDesdunesDessalines*Grande Saline...	ICAO ICAO airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...	IATA IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association...	Airport name	Runway
International
Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien is a city of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the Department of Nord...	Nord	MTCH	CAP	Cap-Haitien International Airport Cap-Haitien International Airport Cap-Haïtien International Airport is an airport serving Cap-Haïtien, a city in the Nord department in Haiti. It is the second largest airport in Haiti....	4886 foot paved
Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....	Ouest Ouest Department Ouest is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince. It has an area of and a population of 3,093,698 . It borders the Dominican Republic to the east.It is the second largest department in Haiti after the Artibonite...	MTPP	PAP	Toussaint Louverture International Airport	9974 foot paved
Domestic
Jacmel Jacmel Jacmel, also known by its indigenous Taíno name of Yaquimel, is a town in southern Haiti founded in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est and has an estimated population of 40,000, while the municipality of Jacmel had a population of 137,966 at the 2003 Census.The buildings are...	Sud-Est Sud-Est Department Sud-Est is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 2,023 km² and a population of 518,200 . Its capital is Jacmel...	MTJA	JAK	Jacmel Airport Jacmel Airport Jacmel Airport was the sixth busiest airport in Haiti by passenger volume prior to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, located near the city with the same name, Jacmel, on Haiti's south coast. The airport's timezone is GMT –5, and is located in World Area Code region #238 Jacmel Airport was the sixth...	3937 foot paved
Jérémie Jérémie Jérémie is the capital city of the department of Grand'Anse, in Haiti, with a population of about 31,000 . It is almost isolated from the rest of the country...	Grand'Anse Grand'Anse Department Grand'Anse is one of the ten administrative departments of Haiti. Its capital is Jérémie.-History:...	MTJE	JEE	Jérémie Airport Jérémie Airport Jérémie Airport is the fifth most important airport in Haiti in passenger traffic and is located in the city with the same name, Jérémie, in the south west of Haiti.This airport is served by scheduled and non-scheduled companies from Port-au-Prince....	3937 ft (1,200 m) unpaved
Les Cayes Les Cayes Les Cayes , is a town and seaport in southwestern Haiti, with a population of approximately 45,904 people . Estimates from 2008 place the population at close to 70,000 people...	Sud Sud Department Sud is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of and a population of 745,000 . Its capital is Les Cayes. A large part of the population of Haitians in this department is of mixed race, mulattoes along with other mixtures such as Arabs and East Indians...	MTCA	CYA	Antoine-Simon Airport	3666 foot paved
Port-de-Paix Port-de-Paix Port-de-Paix is a city and the capital of the département of Nord-Ouest in Haïti on the Atlantic coast. It has a population of 250,000 ....	Nord-Ouest Nord-Ouest Department Nord-Ouest is one of the ten departments of Haiti as well as the northernmost one. It has an area of 2,176 km² and a population of 445,080 . Its capital is Port-de-Paix....	MTPX	PAX	Port-de-Paix Airport Port-de-Paix Airport Port-de-Paix Airport is in passenger numbers, the third airport in Haiti and is located in the city with the same name, Port-de-Paix, on the north coast of Haiti....	2100 ft (640.1 m) unpaved
Other
Anse-à-Galets Anse-à-Galets Anse-à-Galets is a municipality in the La Gonâve Arrondissement, in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 52,662 inhabitants....	Ouest Ouest Department Ouest is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince. It has an area of and a population of 3,093,698 . It borders the Dominican Republic to the east.It is the second largest department in Haiti after the Artibonite...	n/a	LGN	Anse-à-Galets Airport Anse-à-Galets Airport Anse-à-Galets Airport is an airport located in Anse-à-Galets, La Gonave, Haiti. This airport is served by charter airlines from Port-au-Prince. Gonâve Island is an island of Haiti located to the west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. The unpaved runway is 2,400 ft long.... (on Île de la Gonâve)	2448 ft (746.2 m) unpaved
Anse-Rouge Anse-Rouge Anse-Rouge is a municipality in the Gros-Morne Arrondissement, in the Artibonite Department of Haiti.It has 32,104 inhabitants....	Artibonite Artibonite Department Artibonite is one of the ten departments of Haiti. With an area of 4,984 km² it is Haiti's largest department. Artibonite has a population of 1,168,800 . The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves and Saint-Marc...	n/a	ANR	Anse-Rouge Airport	1962 ft (598 m) unpaved
Belladere Belladère Belladère is a town in the Lascahobas Arrondissement, inside the Centre Department of Haiti. Its border crossing to Comendador is one of the four chief land crossings to the Dominican Republic.-References:...	Centre Centre Department Centre is one of the ten departments of Haiti, located in the center of the country, along the border with the Dominican Republic. It has an area of 3,675 km² and a population of 564,200 . Its capital is Hinche. It borders the Dominican Republic to the east. It is the only landlocked...	n/a	BEL	Belladere Airport	3300 ft (1,005.8 m) unpaved
Fond des Blancs Fond des Blancs Fond des Blanc is a town located in the Sud Department of Haiti in the Aquin Arrondissement....	Sud Sud Department Sud is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of and a population of 745,000 . Its capital is Les Cayes. A large part of the population of Haitians in this department is of mixed race, mulattoes along with other mixtures such as Arabs and East Indians...	n/a	n/a	Fond-des-Blancs Airport	unpaved
Hinche Hinche Hinche is a city in central Haiti. It has a population of about 50,000. It is the capital of Centre department. Hinche is the hometown of Charlemagne Péralte, the Haitian nationalist leader who resisted the United States occupation of Haïti .-Culture:The majority of the population are of African...	Centre Centre Department Centre is one of the ten departments of Haiti, located in the center of the country, along the border with the Dominican Republic. It has an area of 3,675 km² and a population of 564,200 . Its capital is Hinche. It borders the Dominican Republic to the east. It is the only landlocked...	n/a	HIN	Hinche Airport	2660 ft (810.8 m) unpaved
Haut-Palmistes	Nord-Ouest Nord-Ouest Department Nord-Ouest is one of the ten departments of Haiti as well as the northernmost one. It has an area of 2,176 km² and a population of 445,080 . Its capital is Port-de-Paix....	n/a	n/a	Haut-Palmistes Airport (on Île de la Tortue)	unpaved
Mole Saint-Nicolas Môle Saint-Nicolas Môle-Saint-Nicolas is a town in the Republic of Haiti. It is the chief town of the Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement in the department of Nord-Ouest...	Nord-Ouest Nord-Ouest Department Nord-Ouest is one of the ten departments of Haiti as well as the northernmost one. It has an area of 2,176 km² and a population of 445,080 . Its capital is Port-de-Paix....	n/a	MSN	Mole Saint-Nicolas Airport	3220 ft (981.5 m) unpaved
Ouanaminthe Ouanaminthe Ouanaminthe is a city located in the Nord-Est Department of Haiti. It contains about 100,000 people including immediate areas. The Massacre River is located between Ouanaminthe and Dajabón in the Dominican Republic. The border crossing to Dajabón is one of the four chief land crossings to the...	Nord-Est Nord-Est Department Nord-Est is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 1,805 km² and a population of 283,800 . Its capital is Fort-Liberté. It used to be part of Nord Department...	n/a	OAN	Ouanaminthe Airport	2424 ft (738.8 m) unpaved
Phaeton Phaeton Phaeton, Phaëton, Phaethon, or Phaëthon may refer to:In Greek mythology, several figures with astral associations:Phaëton, son of HeliosPhaethon , guardian of the temples of Aphrodite...	Nord-Est Nord-Est Department Nord-Est is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 1,805 km² and a population of 283,800 . Its capital is Fort-Liberté. It used to be part of Nord Department...	n/a	FLT	Phaeton Airfield	3238 ft (986.9 m) unpaved
Pignon Pignon Pignon is a municipality in the Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti.It has 29,327 inhabitants.- Government :The actual first mayor is Wiswick Fidel, and the second mayor is Henri Claude Crepin....	Nord	n/a	PGN	Pignon Airport Pignon Airport Pignon airport is an airport located in Pignon a city in the northern department of Haiti.This airport is served by scheduled and charter airlines from Port-au-Prince. The runway length is 3,500 ft long and unpaved.-Airlines and destinations:...	3500 ft (1,066.8 m) unpaved
Port-Salut Port-Salut Port-Salut is a coastal town in the Sud Department of Haiti and the hometown of Haiti's deposed president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide who was born there in 1953. Port-Salut is a popular destination for local Haitians as well as tourists to a certain degree seeking relaxation and tranquility due to the...	Sud Sud Department Sud is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of and a population of 745,000 . Its capital is Les Cayes. A large part of the population of Haitians in this department is of mixed race, mulattoes along with other mixtures such as Arabs and East Indians...	n/a	PST	Port-Salut Airport	2628 ft (801 m) unpaved

Makeshift airstrips

In the wake of the 7.0 magnitude 2010 Haiti earthquake

2010 Haiti earthquake

The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...

of January 12th, several makeshift airports have been set up around the country to facilitate aide shipments.

Outside of Léogâne

Léogane

Léogâne is a seaside town in Ouest Department, Haïti. It is located in the eponymous arrondissement, the Léogâne Arrondissement. The port town is located about West of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The town was at the epicenter of the 12 January 2010 earthquake, and was catastrophically...

, a makeshift airstrip has been set up on part of Route 9, a highway of the commune, able to handle small planes.

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Makeshift airstrips

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