Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport — Dzaoudzi, Mayotte

Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport, coded DZA, occupies nearly the entire small islet of Petite-Terre, one of the two main islands making up Mayotte, a French overseas department tucked into the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and the African mainland. Because the runway consumes so much of the available land, the airport has historically faced constraints on further lengthening, and a long-discussed relocation project to the larger island of Grande-Terre has been debated for years without resolution. Ferries shuttle passengers and vehicles across the lagoon separating Petite-Terre from Mayotte's main population centers, a short but essential connection for anyone flying in or out through DZA. As French territory, the airport maintains close air links to Réunion and mainland France, alongside regional connections to Madagascar, Comoros, and other nearby Indian Ocean destinations, reflecting Mayotte's unusual position as an outpost of the European Union deep in African waters.