Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport

Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport (IATA: DZA, ICAO: FMCZ) is an airport located in Pamandzi, Mayotte, France on the southern tip of the island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), east of Grande-Terre, the main island of Mayotte. It is the only airport in Mayotte with scheduled services, mainly to destinations within Africa and to metropolitan France. The airport was able to service aircraft up to the Boeing 777 in size until 2015.

Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport Aéroport de Dzaoudzi-Pamandzi
IATA: DZA ICAO: FMCZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	SNC-Lavalin Aéroport
Serves	Dzaoudzi, Pamandzi
Location	Pamandzi, Mayotte
Hub for	Ewa Air
Focus city for	Air Austral
Elevation AMSL	23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	12°48′17″S 045°16′52″E
Website	aeroport-mayotte.com
Map
DZA Location of airport in France Mayotte
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 6,330 1,929 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 450,357 Passenger traffic change 12.3% Aircraft movements 17,386 Aircraft movements change 5.4%
Source: AIP France,[1] Aeroport.fr[2]

A new runway (16/34) to the west of the current runway was planned, and was built 2,600 metres in length to accommodate larger aircraft such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747.^[3] Once built, the older (current) runway became a taxiway. There was also a new terminal built to replace the current departure and arrival buildings.^[4] This project was completed in 2015. The headquarters of Ewa Air are located on the airport property.^[5]

Cyclone Chido severely damaged the airport in December 2024.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

A former Air Austral Boeing 737 at Dzaoudzi-Pamandzi International Airport.

Airlines	Destinations
Air Austral	Saint-Denis de la Réunion
Amelia International	Saint-Pierre de la Reunion
Corsair International	Saint-Denis de la Réunion[7]
Ewa Air	Anjouan, Antsiranana, Moroni, Nosy Be, Saint-Denis de la Reunion Seasonal: Dar es Salaam[citation needed]
Kenya Airways	Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta[8]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at DZA airport. See Wikidata query.

Facilities

The airport is open from 5 am to 5:30 pm local time.^[9]

The airport consists of a cluster of several small buildings:^[10]

• two-story departure terminal building
• arrivals terminal
• control tower
• freight hangar

The airport has its own fleet of modern airport fire tenders (Carmichael Cobra 2 6x6 ARFF).^[11]

There are no large hangars or cargo-handling facilities at the airport.^[10]

The south tarmac area is reserved for the French military.^[10]

Transportation

Travel to and from the airport can be made by car. There is limited parking at the airport, so the preferred travel is by taxi into town (4 km from Dzaoudzi).

See also

• List of airports in Mayotte
• Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport