Official seal of Martinique

Map of Martinique showing the island’s four arrondissements

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Grand Anse beach, a haven for sea turtles, southwest peninsula

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Last updated on March 19, 2025

Government

According to Britannica, a part of overseas France with the status of territorial collectivity, Martinique is divided into four arrondissements and subdivided into cantons and communes, each of which is administered by an elected municipal council. The French state is represented by an appointed prefect who, together with the president of the nine-member Executive Council, serves as head of government. The legislature is the Assembly; its members and those of the Executive Council are elected to six-year terms. Martinique is represented in the French National Assembly, in the French Senate, on the French Economic and Social Council, and in the European Parliament.

The French system of justice is in force. The Court of Appeal at Fort-de-France also has jurisdiction over French Guiana. There are two lower courts (tribunaux d’instance), one higher court (tribunal de grande instance), one administrative court, and a commercial court.

French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC)

The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) is responsible for ensuring the safety and the security of French air transport, as well as maintaining a balance between the development of the air transport sector and environmental protection. It is the national regulatory authority, but it also provides safety oversight, air navigation services and training. He is a partner of key players in the aeronautical industry and he is also in charge of financial aid for research in aircraft construction and state industrial policy in this sector.

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Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is an eleven-member grouping of islands spread across the Eastern Caribbean. Together, they form a near-continuous archipelago across the eastern reaches of the Caribbean Sea. They comprise the Leeward Islands: Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands; and the Windward Islands: Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada, Martinique and Guadeloupe.

Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA)

The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) evolved from the Directorate of Civil Aviation – Eastern Caribbean States, which may be considered as one of the oldest, if not the oldest institutions in the Eastern Caribbean region. From inception, the Directorate was seen as a vehicle for facilitating a collective and uniform approach to Civil Aviation matters affecting the then Windward and Leeward Islands, which now comprise the OECS Group.

Airspace

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ICAO countries publish an Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP). This document is divided into three parts: General (GEN), En Route (ENR) and Aerodromes (AD). ENR 1.4 details the types of airspace classes they chose to adopt from classes A through G.

Martinique eAIP

Drone Regulations

French Drone Laws

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Regulations & Policies

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Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) News

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