Roland Garros Airport

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.

Roland Garros Airport

Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesSaint-Denis, Réunion, France
Hub forAir Austral
Elevation AMSL20 m / 66 ft
Coordinates20°53′24″S 055°30′59″E
Websitereunion.aeroport.fr
Map
RUN
Location of airport in Réunion
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
14/32 2,670 8,760 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers2,473,843
Passenger traffic change 7.9%
Source : Aeroport.fr,[1] French AIP,[2] DAFIF,[3][4] Statistics[5]

Overview

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]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Austral Antananarivo, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Chennai, Dzaoudzi, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Mahé, Marseille,[10] Mauritius, Moroni, Nosy Be, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Madagascar Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Guangzhou, Sainte-Marie, Tôlanaro[11]
Air Mauritius Mauritius
Corsair International Paris–Orly
French Bee Paris–Orly
KLM Amsterdam

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.

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See also

References

  1. "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2014" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2016.,
  2. FMEE – SAINT DENIS GILLOT. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 13 August 2020.
  3. Airport information for FMEE from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  4. Airport information for RUN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  5. "Aéroport Roland Garros - Le trafic a progressé de 7,9% en 2018" (PDF). www.reunion.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. "Géographie Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sainte-Marie. Retrieved on 7 October 2009.
  7. "Trafic aérien record à La Réunion : 2,3 millions de passagers en 2017". Air Journal (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  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. "Contact." Air Bourbon. 19 June 2004. Retrieved on 10 July 2010.
  10. "Air Austral annonce son grand retour sur Marseille". Clicanoo.re. Retrieved Mar 8, 2020.
  11. "Air Madagascar adds Tolanaro – Reunion service from Nov 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

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