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Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport or Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (〔 or ''Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes''〔 "Caribbean Hub") is an airport serving Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe, France. The airport is located in Abymes, north-northeast of Pointe-à-Pitre.〔 It is the main hub for Air Caraïbes and Air Antilles Express. Air France has also two Airbus A320 based in Point-à-Pitre for regional flights. It is the largest of the six airports in the archipelago. In 2014, the airport handled between 2 and 2.5 million passengers; it is the second busiest airport in the Lesser Antilles after Queen Beatrix International Airport located in Aruba. ==Facilities== The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 12/30 which measures .〔 Runway 12/30 is long enough to allow aircraft as large as the A380 to take off and land without difficulty. The airport was also one of the first to handle the first A380 prototype in the 2nd week of January 2006, for 2 days. The same year, the airport celebrated its 40th anniversary. The former Air Guadeloupe had its head office on the airport property.〔"World Airline Directory." ''Flight International''. 26 March 1988. (41 ). "Head Office: Aéroport du Raizet, 97110 Abymes, Guadeloupe, French West Indies"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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