Tôlanaro Airport guide

Tôlanaro Airport (IATA FTU, ICAO FMSD) serves the town of Tôlanaro, also known as Fort Dauphin, in the Anosy Region of southeastern Madagascar. It is also listed as Tolagnaro Airport and Marillac Airport. The field sits on low coastal ground at about 9 metres above sea level, a few kilometres west of the town centre.

The airport has one paved, lit asphalt runway, designated 08/26, measuring 1,609 by 30 metres according to OurAirports. Runway 08 is in use most of the time. A single small terminal handles all flights.

Scheduled service is domestic. The main route runs to Antananarivo, flown by Tsaradia, and Madagascar Airlines is also listed at the airport. Flight reports also list a route to Toliara. Traffic includes residents, tourists and workers from the mining operations north of Tôlanaro. The airport closed for about two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, and flights to Saint-Denis on Réunion that resumed afterwards have since ended. There are no hotels in the immediate surroundings of the airport, so most visitors stay in town. Reviewers rate the airport 6.2 out of 10 and note that the terminal can be slow at peak times, so allow extra time for check-in and security.