Grand Case–Espérance Airport
L'Espérance Airport (IATA: SFG, ICAO: TFFG), also known as Grand Case Airport (French: Aérodrome de Grand-Case Espérance), is a public use airport located in Grand Case, on the French side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The airport is mainly used for flights by regional passenger aircraft (ATR) flying to Guadeloupe and Saint Barth, as well as used by private aircraft. It is the second and smaller airport of Saint Maarten, after Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) which is located on the Dutch side of the island.
L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport Aéroport de Grand-Case l'Espérance | |||||||||||
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Passengers deboard an Air Caraïbes ATR 72 at L'Espérance Airport (2015) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Collectivité de Saint Martin | ||||||||||
| Operator | EDEIS | ||||||||||
| Serves | Saint-Martin | ||||||||||
| Location | Grand Case | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°06′02″N 063°02′56″W | ||||||||||
| Website | saintmartin-airport.com | ||||||||||
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TFFG Location in Saint-Martin | |||||||||||
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Grand Case airport is managed by EDEIS, a major player in airport operations and engineering in France where it manages 18 airports.
In 2017, the renovation of the airport was completed that included a modernized terminal building, fire station upgrade, extended parking apron, and new control tower. In 2018 a new hangar for line maintenance purposes was completed.
The airport targets more than 200,000 passengers movements a year.