Ivato Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Ivato International Airport
nativename = Antananarivo-Ivato Airport
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IATA = TNR
ICAO = FMMI
type = Public/Military
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operator = ADEMA (Aéroports de Madagascar)
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location = Antananarivo
elevation-f = 4,198
elevation-m = 1,280
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r1-number = 11/29
r1-length-f = 10,171
r1-length-m = 3,100
r1-surface = Asphalt
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Ivato International Airport airport codes|TNR|FMMI is an airport located in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar.

Airport expansion

In view of the African Union Summit of 2009 being held in Madagascar, Ivato airport will begin renovations that will last until 2020, with the main objective being to accommodate the landing and takeoff of the Airbus A380. A new terminal building able to accommodate 2500 passengers, a second runway, 3 jetways, and a car park will be built. The main runway will also be extended by 500 meters before November of 2011. [ [http://www.lexpressmada.com/display.php?p=display&id=18723 Press release from "L'Express de Madagascar", 30th of June 2008, "Ivato veut accueillir des Airbus A 380" by Mahefa Rakotomalala] ]

Airlines and destinations

*Air Austral (Saint-Denis)
*Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
*Air Madagascar (Ambanja, Ambatomainty, Ambatondrazaka, Analalava, Ankavandra, Antalaha, Antsalova, Antsiranana,Antsohihy, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Belo, Besalampy, Farafangana, Fianarantsoa, Fort Dauphin/Tolagnaro, Johannesburg, Maintirano, Majunga, Mampikony, Manakara, Mananara, Mananjary, Mandritsara, Manja, Maroantsetra, Marseille,Mauritius, Milan-Malpensa, Morafenobe, Morombe, Morondava, Moroni, Nairobi, Nossi-Be, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Port Berge, Saint Denis, Saint-Pierre, Sambava, Soalala, Ste Marie, Tamatave, Tambohorano, Tsaratanana, Tsiroanomandidy, Tulear, Vohemar)
*Air Mauritius (Port Louis)
*Corsairfly (Paris-Orly)
*Interair South Africa (Johannesburg)
*Kenya Airways (Nairobi) [begins January 2009] [References]
*South African Airways
**operated by South African Airlink (Johannesburg)

News

*Air France

Air France will base two Airbus A320 at Roland Garros Airport in Reunion, in order to open a regional network in the Indian Ocean.
Ivato airport is among the destinations planned to be served. [ [http://www.iledelareunion.net/actualites-reunion/air-france-veut-creer-un-reseau-regional-2983.htm Release from website "l'île de la réunion", "Air France veut créer un réseau régional" (Air France wants to create a regional network)] ]
During summer 2009, Air France will replace the Airbus A340 with the Boeing 777-300 on the flight from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Un-Boeing-777-cet-ete,7660.html Air France Boeing 777-300 between Paris and Antananarivo during summer 2009] ] .
Also, an Air France [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_lounge lounge] will open in the next weeks at Ivato Airport.

*Air Madagascar

Air Madagascar is exploring opening a second route to Asia, in addition to the route between Antananarivo and Bangkok.

External links

*WAD|FMMI
* [http://www.adema.mg Ivato Airport Authority (Adema)]

References