20°53′24″S 055°30′59″E / 20.89000°S 55.51639°E
Roland Garros Airport Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Saint-Denis, Réunion, France | ||||||||||||||
Hub for | Air Austral | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 20 m / 66 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°53′24″S 055°30′59″E / 20.89000°S 55.51639°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | reunion.aeroport.fr | ||||||||||||||
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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
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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]
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Airlines and destinations
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
- ^ "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2014" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2016.,
- ^ a b FMEE – SAINT DENIS GILLOT. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b Airport information for FMEE[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for RUN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Aéroport Roland Garros - Le trafic a progressé de 7,9% en 2018" (PDF). www.reunion.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Géographie Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sainte-Marie. Retrieved on 7 October 2009.
- ^ "Trafic aérien record à La Réunion : 2,3 millions de passagers en 2017". Air Journal (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ "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."
- ^ "Contact." Air Bourbon. 19 June 2004. Retrieved on 10 July 2010.
- ^ "All arlines flying from Orly, Paris to Saint-Denis, Reunion". FlightMapper.net.
- ^ "AIR AUSTRAL ADDS ANTSIRANANA SERVICE IN LATE-JUNE 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "KLM Adds Air France Reunion Codeshare from Jan 2024".
- ^ "KLM Adds Air France Reunion Codeshare from Jan 2024".
- ^ "Air Madagascar adds Tolanaro – Reunion service from Nov 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Corsair Resumes Madagascar Service From June 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Corsair resumes Dzaoudzi service from Dec 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Etihad Airways lance le premier vol direct entre les Emirats Arabes Unis et la Réunion". 2 January 2022.
External links
Media related to Roland Garros Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Reunion Island Airport Roland Garros (official site) (in English)
- Reunion Island Airport Roland Garros (official site) (in French)
- Aéroport de La Réunion Roland Garros (Union des Aéroports Français) (in French)
- Accident history for RUN at Aviation Safety Network