Maripasoula Airport — Maripasoula, French Guiana

Maripasoula Airport (MPY) serves Maripasoula, a remote commune in French Guiana located deep in the Amazon rainforest along the Maroni River, which forms the border with Suriname. As the largest commune by area in France, Maripasoula is accessible mainly by air or by lengthy river travel, making MPY an essential connector to Cayenne and other parts of French Guiana. The airport supports flights operated on behalf of France's overseas territory administration, along with humanitarian, medical, and supply flights serving indigenous and Maroon communities along the upper Maroni. MPY's short runway and rainforest surroundings are typical of the small airstrips scattered throughout French Guiana's interior, where road infrastructure is virtually nonexistent.