Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport Aéroport de Montpellier–Méditerranée | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | S.A Aéroport de Montpellier Méditerranée | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Montpellier | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Mauguio, France | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 17 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°34′35″N003°57′47″E / 43.57639°N 3.96306°E /43.57639; 3.96306 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | montpellier.aeroport.fr | ||||||||||||||
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Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport orAéroport de Montpellier–Méditerranée (IATA:MPL,ICAO:LFMT), also known asFréjorgues Airport, is an airport in southern France. It is located 7 km (4nautical miles) east-southeast ofMontpellier[1] inMauguio, in theHérault department of theOccitania (administrative region) in France. The airport opened in 1946, 8 years after the first flight to the area.[3]
A campus of theÉcole nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university) is also located at the airport.
In 1938, the first aircraftlanded at Fréjorgues.[4] During 1944, the airport was used by theLuftwaffe and subsequently bombed by the15th USAAF on 27 January. It faced another bombing on Saturday, 27 May 1944 carried out by four bomber groups of the 304th Bomber Wing.[citation needed]
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In 1946, significant improvements were made to facilitate the opening of the civilterminal. By 1964, theMontpellier Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIM) had obtained the temporary commercial management of the airport.
In 1974, the Montpellier Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIM) secured a commercial operating permit for a duration of 30 years.[citation needed]
In 1990, the airport's passenger numbers reached the one million mark. The inauguration of the new terminal building, covering an area of 14,000 m2, provided enhanced facilities for the passengers. Access to aircraft is provided by threepassenger jet bridges and two mobile pre-bridges. On 1 February 1994, Montpellier-Fréjorgues airport officially became Montpellier-Méditerranée airport.[5] In 1998, the airport surpassed the 1.5 million passenger mark.[citation needed]
The year 2000 marked Montpellier-Méditerannée airport's ascent to becoming the 9th largest French airport with 1.75 million passengers – an increase of 18% compared to 1996. However, the aftermath of theSeptember 11 attacks, the introduction of theTGV Méditerannée line and the departure ofAir Liberté led to a decline in traffic. In 2002, the airport introduced its firstlow-cost airline service. The same year, it obtained theISO 9001 certification, defining requirements for the implementation of aQuality management system.[6]
In 2003, the airport received the official designation of an "airport of national interest" through a government decree. This decision, aligned with the evolution of decentralization laws, granted the Montpellier platform the status of a private company with public capital. In addition, the renewal of the concession allows the Montpellier Chamber of Commerce and Industry to continue to develop the airport until 2008 as manager with the signing of newspecifications. The following year, the judicial liquidation ofAir Littoral led to the closure of 14 routes.[7]
In 2008, the noise pollution was disputed by the local residents concerned. As a result, from October, airlines, flying clubs, ESMA and theDirectorate General of Civil Aviation are committed to a "green trajectory" and to prioritise landings and take-offs by sea. The following year, Montpellier Méditerranée airport, managed by the Montpellier Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was transformed into a public limited company with a management board andsupervisory board with a capital of 148,000 euros on 23 June 2009. Montpellier Méditerranée Airport SA was born.[citation needed] The shareholding is distributed as follows: 60% State, 25% Montpellier Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 7% Hérault Department, 6.5%Languedoc-Roussillon Region, 1%Pays de l'Or Community of Municipalities and 0.5%Montpellier Agglomeration.[citation needed]
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In December 2011, due tomagnetic declination, the orientation of the runways was corrected to 12L / 30R (previously 13L / 31R). During the year 2012, the airport witnessed the arrival of three new airlines:Lufthansa,Twinjet andVolotea.Air Arabia also established a new route connecting Montpellier to Marrakech.
In 2014,Brussels Airlines inaugurated the Montpellier–Brussels route, competing with theRyanair flight toBrussels South Charleroi Airport. In 2016, another milestone occurred whenChalair began operating from Montpellier toBordeaux. Additionally,Aer Lingus commenced a service from Montpellier to Dublin. The Montpellier link toParis Orly operated byAir France joins La Navette flights.[clarification needed]
In 2018, airport management announces the creation of a terminal building specifically forLow Cost flights. The new facility was scheduled to open in spring 2019. The following year,Ural Airlines commenced the Montpellier–Moscow route,EasyJet expanded its operations with three new routes from Montpellier to (Bristol,Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle andPorto). Ryanair is no longer at the airport following the cancellation of the last link to Brussels-Charleroi.
In 2020,Transavia France established a presence, basing two aircraft to operate 21 new routes.[citation needed]
The airport is at an elevation of 17 feet (5 m) abovemean sea level. It has twoasphalt pavedrunways: 12L/30R is 2,600 by 50 metres (8,530 ft × 164 ft), and 12R/30L is 1,100 by 30 metres (3,609 ft × 98 ft).[1]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport:
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Montpellier Airport's quarterly magazine,Airlife, began publication in 2016. Published by Lysagora Media, the magazine has articles on travel, design, lifestyle and leisure as well as information about the airport and its flight schedules.[41][42]
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