Southern Haiti's gateway serving Les Cayes and the Grand'Anse region.
Location
Les Cayes, Haiti
Antoine-Simon International Airport (IATA: CYA, ICAO: MTCA) is the primary commercial airport serving Les Cayes, the largest city in southern Haiti. It is named after Antoine Simon, a former president of Haiti who was born in the region. The airport provides essential air connectivity for a part of the country that is otherwise difficult to reach overland.
The airport handles limited scheduled domestic and regional services, connecting Les Cayes to Port-au-Prince and occasionally to other Caribbean destinations. Its infrastructure reflects the modest scale of air traffic in this part of Haiti, though it carries international designation.
The facility has faced operational challenges over the years, including damage from natural disasters such as the 2010 earthquake and the 2021 earthquake that severely impacted the southern peninsula. Reconstruction and improvement efforts have been ongoing to restore and upgrade capacity.
Terminals
The airport has a single small terminal building handling both domestic and limited international passenger traffic.
Getting to & from
Ground transport to and from the airport primarily relies on taxis and private vehicles, as no formal public bus service directly serves the terminal.
Airlines here
Airlines such as Sunrise Airways and other regional carriers have operated services connecting Les Cayes to Port-au-Prince and nearby Caribbean destinations.
Notable facts
- ›Named after Antoine Simon, a Haitian president and native of the Les Cayes region.
- ›Classified as an international airport despite handling mostly domestic and limited regional traffic.
- ›The airport and surrounding area suffered significant damage in the August 2021 earthquake.
- ›Les Cayes is the largest city on Haiti's southern peninsula, making the airport vital for regional access.
- ›The airport's single runway accommodates small to medium turboprop and regional jet aircraft.
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