▁Un us ually , ▁the ▁air port ' s ▁I CA O ▁air port ▁code , ▁L F VP , ▁begins ▁with ▁an ▁L , ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁codes ▁used ▁in ▁France ▁( and ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁southern ▁Europe ), ▁despite ▁the ▁ge ographical ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Canada ' s ▁codes ▁which ▁begin ▁with ▁C . ▁While ▁not ▁entirely ▁un he ard ▁of ▁elsewhere , ▁it ▁is ▁rarely ▁seen ▁in ▁air ports ▁of ▁other ▁over se as ▁territ ories ▁or ▁poss essions ▁of ▁European ▁nations , ▁including ▁France , ▁which ▁tend ▁to ▁he w ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁ge ograph ically ▁relevant ▁letter ▁code , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁polit ically ▁relevant . ▁Air ports ▁in ▁French ▁Gu iana , ▁for ▁example , ▁use ▁South ▁America ' s ▁S ▁prefix , ▁despite ▁French ▁Gu iana ' s ▁being ▁an ▁over se as ▁department ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁▁▁ ▁passenger ▁terminal ▁▁ ▁maintenance ▁building ▁to ▁store ▁snow ▁p low s ▁▁ ▁aircraft ▁hang ars ▁and ▁work shop ▁▁ ▁civil ▁av iation ▁buildings ▁ ▁The ▁air port ▁currently ▁handles ▁tur b op rop ▁aircraft ▁and ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 . ▁ ▁All ▁other ▁aircraft ▁at ▁the ▁air port ▁are ▁private ▁aircraft ▁for ▁general ▁av iation . ▁ ▁Air line ▁and ▁destin ations ▁▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁first ▁non stop ▁fl ights ▁from ▁the ▁islands ▁to ▁main land ▁France ▁launched ▁on ▁Air ▁Saint - Pierre ▁with ▁season al ▁summer ▁service ▁from ▁Saint - Pierre ▁directly ▁to