Roland Garros Airport

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Roland Garros Airport
Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros
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IATA: RUN – ICAO: FMEE
RUN is located in Réunion
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Location of airport in Réunion
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Sainte-Denis, Réunion
Hub for Air Austral
Elevation AMSL 20 m / 66 ft
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Website reunion.aeroport.fr
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
14/32 2,670 8,760 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 2,014,111
Passenger traffic change Increase 0.6%
Source : Aeroport.fr,[1] French AIP,[2] DAFIF[3][4]

Roland Garros Airport (French: Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros) (IATA: RUN, ICAO: FMEE), formerly known as Gillot Airport, is located in Sainte-Marie on Réunion.[5] The airport is 7 kilometres (3.8 NM) east[2] of Saint-Denis; it is named for the French aviator Roland Garros who was born in Saint-Denis.

Overview

Roland Garros Airport is the hub of Air Austral and served 2,067,764 passengers in 2012. Air Austral also has its head office on the airport property.[6] When Air Bourbon existed until 2004, its head office also was on the airport property.[7] The airport resides at an elevation of 20 m (66 ft) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 3,200 by 45 metres (10,499 ft × 148 ft) and 14/32 measuring 2,670 by 45 metres (8,760 ft × 148 ft).[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Austral Antananarivo, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Chennai, Dzaoudzi, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Mahé, Mauritius, Moroni, Nosy Be, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air France Paris–Orly
Air Madagascar Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Nosy Be, Sainte-Marie
Air Mauritius Mauritius
Corsair International Paris–Orly
XL Airways France Lyon,[8] Marseille, Paris–Charles de Gaulle

Ground transport

If constructed, the Réunion Tram Train will link the airport to the capital Saint-Denis and Saint-Paul.

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 FMEE – SAINT DENIS GILLOT (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 13 Jun 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Airport information for FMEE from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  4. ↑ Airport information for RUN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  5. ↑ "Géographie." Sainte-Marie. Retrieved on 7 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "Legal notices." Air Austral. Retrieved on 7 9 September 2010. "Air Austral Anonymous company with executive board and supervisory board With a capital of 19 206 900€ Roland Garros Airport area 97438 Sainte Marie or BP 611 - 97472 Saint-Denis Cedex."
  7. ↑ "Contact." Air Bourbon. 19 June 2004. Retrieved on 10 July 2010.
  8. ↑ http://www.air-journal.fr/2015-11-19-lyon-la-reunion-toute-lannee-avec-xl-airways-5153778.html

External links

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