Roland Garros Airport

Airport in Réunion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

20°53′24″S 055°30′59″E

AirporttypePublic
ServesSaint-Denis, Réunion, France
HubforAir Austral
ElevationAMSL20 m (66 ft)
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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
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Location of airport in Réunion
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RUN is located in Africa
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
14/32 2,670 8,760 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers2,689,954
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 14.7%
Aircraft movements32,900
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 8.0%
Source : Aeroport.fr,[1] French AIP,[2] DAFIF,[3][4] Statistics[5]
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Roland Garros Airport (French: Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros) (IATA: RUN, ICAO: FMEE), formerly known as Gillot Airport, is an international airport 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 operates the world's three longest domestic flight routes; to Paris (Charles De Gaulle and Orly) and to Marseille.[10]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Air Austral Antananarivo,[11] Antsiranana,[12] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[13] Dzaoudzi,[14] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo,[12] Mauritius,[12] Moroni,[12] Nosy Be,[12] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[15] Toamasina[16]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle[17]
Air Mauritius Mauritius[18]
Corsair International Antananarivo,[19] Dzaoudzi,[20] Marseille,[21] Paris–Orly,[22] Toulouse[23]
Ewa Air Dzaoudzi[24]
French Bee Paris–Orly[25]
IndiGo Chennai[26]
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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.

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