Aéroport International de l'Esperance

Aéroport International de l'Esperance, also known as Esperance Airport, is the primary airport serving the city of Esperance, and the second busiest airport in New Duveland. It was opened in 1960 to replace the nearby Lapérouse Airport. Esperance Airport is the sole international airport of the three airports serving the Esperance metropolitan area.

The airport is 17km from the city centre. The airport shares its postcode with the suburbs of Rillieux (Postcode 5387).

The Esperance-Tasbury air route is the sixth most-travelled passenger air route in the world. The airport features direct flights to 30 domestic destinations of New Duveland, in addition to destinations in the Pacific, Europe, Asia and North America. Esperance Airport is the second busiest airport in all of New Duveland. The airport is the number one airport pair, for passenger travel, for Tasbury, Toulon, Nouméa and Loisieux airports. It is the number two airport pair for Leinster International Leinster, Cascade and Plymouth airports. Esperance serves as a major hub for Air New Duveland, Kāinga Motu Te Rangi‎‎ and Oceania-Pacific, while Lapérouse Airlines‎‎ utilise the airport as home base. There is a direct rail link from the airport to the city centre, which was completed in 2005. Esperance is the busiest airport for international export freight as of August 2016, while second busiest for import freight. The airport comprises four terminals: one international terminal, two domestic terminals and one budget domestic terminal. Esperance is expcetd to reach 30 million passengers for the first time in the 12 months ending Decemeber 2017, if current trends continue.