Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
Airport serving Nice, France
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Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (IATA: NCE, ICAO: LFMN) is an international airport located 3.2 NM (5.9 km; 3.7 mi) southwest[2] of Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. It is the third busiest airport in France and serves as a focus city for Air France and an operating base for easyJet. In 2025, it handled 15.23 million passengers. The airport is positioned 7 km (4 mi) west of the city centre, and is the principal port of arrival for passengers to the Côte d'Azur.
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Mundys | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur (ACA) | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Nice and Côte d'Azur (France and Monaco) | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 4 m / 13 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°39′55″N 007°12′54″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | en | ||||||||||||||
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| Airport data from French AIP.[1] French AIP at EUROCONTROL[2] Statistics[3] | |||||||||||||||
Due to its proximity to Monaco, which is located 20 km (12 mi) away to the northeast, it also serves as that city-state's airport, with helicopter service linking the principality and airport.[4] Some airlines market Monaco as a destination via Nice Airport.[5]
Facilities



Business Aviation Terminal
The Business Aviation Terminal, located next to Terminal 2, covers an area of 1,500 m2 (16,000 sq ft). Opened in 2010, this terminal contains the operations rooms, VIP lounges, crew lounges and offices of several business aviation companies.[6]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Nice:[7]
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| ASL Airlines France | Marseille[82] |
Statistics
| Year | Passengers | Change | Cargo (tons) | Change |
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| 2024 | 14,763,753 | 16 035 | ||
| 2023 | 14,189,965 | 10 982 | ||
| 2022 | 12,119,043 | 8 326 | ||
| 2021 | 6,540,424 | 5 114 | ||
| 2020 | 4,580,459 | 2 459 | ||
| 2019 | 14,485,423 | 12 737 | ||
| 2018 | 13,850,561 | 15 748 | ||
| 2017 | 13,304,782 | 16 001 | ||
| 2016 | 12,427,511 | 15 050 | ||
| 2015 | 12,016,730 | 15 403 | ||
| 2014 | 11,660,208 | 16 695 | ||
| 2013 | 11,554,251 | |||
| 2012 | 11,189,896 | |||
| 2011 | 10,422,073 | |||
| 2010 | 9,603,014 | |||
| 2009 | 9,830,987 |
Busiest domestic routes
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Airline(s) |
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| 1 | Paris–Orly | 1 659 498 | Air France, easyJet |
| 2 | Paris–Charles de Gaulle | 1 177 460 | Air France, easyJet |
| 3 | Lille | 336 970 | easyJet, Volotea |
| 4 | Nantes | 307 844 | easyJet, Volotea |
| 5 | Bordeaux | 294 283 | easyJet, Volotea |
| 6 | Bastia, Corsica | 134 422 | Air Corsica |
| 7 | Toulouse | 131 944 | easyJet, Twin Jet |
| 8 | Ajaccio, Corsica | 126 302 | Air Corsica |
| 9 | Lyon | 114 572 | Air France |
| 10 | Strasbourg | 112 465 | easyJet, Volotea |
Busiest international routes
| Rank (2023) | Change (v.2022) | Airport | Passengers | Airline(s) |
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| 1 | London–Heathrow | 628 087 | ||
| 2 | London–Gatwick | 580 221 | ||
| 3 | Geneva | 421 724 | ||
| 4 | Amsterdam | 410 738 | ||
| 5 | Rome–Fiumicino | 388 459 | ||
| 6 | Barcelona | 291 247 | ||
| 7 | Copenhagen | 289 988 | ||
| 8 | Frankfurt | 280 787 | ||
| 9 | Brussels | 275 713 | ||
| 10 | Munich | 251 096 | ||
| 11 | Zürich | 242 244 | ||
| 12 | Lisbon | 234 325 | ||
| 13 | Vienna | 229 140 | ||
| 14 | Dubai–International | 228 132 | ||
| 15 | Stockholm–Arlanda | 207 504 | ||
| 16 | Madrid | 204 471 | ||
| 17 | Basel/Mulhouse | 194 910 | ||
| 18 | Oslo | 188 449 | ||
| 19 | Istanbul | 188 408 | ||
| 20 | Tunis | 183 429 |
Ground transportation
The airport is located on the western end of the Promenade des Anglais. Since December 2018, Nice tramway line 2 connects the airport to the Port of Nice (Lympia Port) via the Grand Arénas interchange. Also located at this interchange, some 400 meters from the airport, is the train station Nice Saint Augustin.[86] Trams runs every 8 minutes during the day; a separate tramline runs from the airport to the western suburbs. Additionally, bus route 12 connects the airport with Promenade des Artes via the old town.[86]
Société Naviplane Ferry
In 1969 an experimental and short-lived ferry service utilized two N.300 Naviplane hovercraft. The airport was connected to Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Monaco and San-Remo.[87]
Accidents and incidents
- On 9 April 1949, SNCASE Languedoc P/7 F-BATU of Air France overran the runway and was damaged beyond economic repair.[88]
- On 3 March 1952, SNCASE Languedoc P/7 F-BCUM of Air France crashed shortly after take-off; all 38 people on board died. The cause of the accident was that the aileron controls had jammed. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Nice to Orly Airport, Paris.[89]
- On 11 September 1968, Air France Flight 1611 en route from Ajaccio, in the island of Corsica, to Nice, France crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Nice; all 95 on board died. A memorial is located near the airport.[citation needed]
- On 3 September 1979, Sterling Airways Flight 4133 an Aérospatiale Corvette (Registration: OY-SBS) crashed into the sea 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the airport on a flight from Coventry Airport to Nice. All 10 passengers and crew died in the crash.[90]
See also
Notes
- by helicopter