Roland_Garros_Airport

Roland Garros Airport

Roland Garros Airport

Airport in Réunion

20°53′24″S 055°30′59″E

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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, France.[6] The airport is 7 kilometres (3.8 NM) east[2] of Saint-Denis; it is named after the French aviator Roland Garros, who was born in Saint-Denis.

Overview

Terminal gates
Terminal
Check-in counters

Roland Garros Airport is the hub of Air Austral and served 2,293,042 passengers in 2017 (8.8% more than in 2016).[7] Air Austral also has its head office on the airport property.[8] When Air Bourbon existed until 2004, its head office also was on the airport property.[9] The airport is 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]

It is notable for operating the world's three longest domestic flight routes; to Paris (CDG and Orly) and to Marseille.[10]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at RUN airport. See Wikidata query.

Airlines and destinations

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Ground transport

It was once planned to construct a Réunion Tram Train to link the airport to the capital Saint-Denis and Saint-Paul, but plans for the construction were abandoned in 2013.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2014" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2016.,
  2. [2]
    FMEE – SAINT DENIS GILLOT. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 21 March 2024.
  3. [3]
    Airport information for FMEE[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  4. [4]
    Airport information for RUN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  5. [5]
    "Aéroport Roland Garros - Le trafic a progressé de 7,9% en 2018" (PDF). www.reunion.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Géographie Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sainte-Marie. Retrieved on 7 October 2009.
  7. [7]
    "Trafic aérien record à La Réunion : 2,3 millions de passagers en 2017". Air Journal (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  8. [8]
    "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."
  9. [9]
    "Contact." Air Bourbon. 19 June 2004. Retrieved on 10 July 2010.
  10. [10]
    "All arlines flying from Orly, Paris to Saint-Denis, Reunion". FlightMapper.net.
  11. [11]
    "AIR AUSTRAL ADDS ANTSIRANANA SERVICE IN LATE-JUNE 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  12. [12]
    "KLM Adds Air France Reunion Codeshare from Jan 2024".
  13. [13]
    "KLM Adds Air France Reunion Codeshare from Jan 2024".
  14. [14]
    "Air Madagascar adds Tolanaro – Reunion service from Nov 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  15. [15]
    "Corsair Resumes Madagascar Service From June 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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    Liu, Jim. "Corsair resumes Dzaoudzi service from Dec 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  17. [17]
    "Etihad Airways lance le premier vol direct entre les Emirats Arabes Unis et la Réunion". 2 January 2022.

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