Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur
Aerial view of the airport
IATA: NCE – ICAO: LFMN
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner/Operator		Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur (ACA)
Serves		Nice - Monaco - Cannes - Antibes - St. Tropez
Location		Nice
Elevation AMSL		12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates		43°39′55″N 007°12′54″E / 43.66528°N 7.215°E / 43.66528; 7.215 (Nice Côte d'Azur Airport)Coordinates: 43°39′55″N 007°12′54″E / 43.66528°N 7.215°E / 43.66528; 7.215 (Nice Côte d'Azur Airport)
Website		www.nice.aeroport.fr
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
04L/22R	2,570	8,432	bituminous concrete
04R/22L	2,960	9,711	Bituminous concrete
Helipads
Number	Length		Surface
	m	ft
H1	29.25	96	Asphaltic concrete
H2	29.25	96	Asphaltic concrete
Statistics (2006/2007)
Movements			178,861
Passengers			10,385,000
Airport data from French AIP. French AIP at EUROCONTROL Statistics from official airport web site.

Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (French: Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur) (IATA: NCE, ICAO: LFMN) is an airport located 3.2 NM (5.9 km; 3.7 mi) southwest of Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. 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. It is the third busiest airport in France after Charles de Gaulle International Airport and Orly Airport, both in Paris. It is located on the western end of the Promenade des Anglais, near l'Arénas and has two terminals. Due to its proximity to the Principality of Monaco, it also serves as that city-state's airport, with helicopter service linking the city and airport. Some airlines marketed Monaco as a destination via Nice Airport.

The Chamber of Commerce and the Nice Côte d'Azur industry operate the airport. The airport's director is Hervé de Place, director of the Côte d'Azur airports, which includes Côte d'Azur International Airport's cousin airport, Cannes-Mandelieu. In 2009, 9,830,987 passengers travelled through the airport .

Services

The two airport terminals are linked by courtesy shuttle buses that also connect the car parks with the terminals. A business centre is located at Terminal 1 containing eight rooms and a conference room with a capacity of 250 people. There is 8 car parks, from kiss & fly to long term.

Size

The airport covers an area of over 3.70 km (1.43 sq mi).

• 2.70 km (1.04 sq mi) is used by two parallel runways
• 1 km (0.39 sq mi) is used by the two passenger terminals and one freight terminal

Theoretical capacity:

• 13 million passengers
• 52 movements/hour (26 landings)

Terminal 1

• 52,000 m (560,000 sq ft) : (National, Schengen and non-Schengen)
• 25 gates
• Capacity: 4.5 million passengers

Terminal 2

• 57,800 m (622,000 sq ft) (National, Schengen and non-Schengen)
• 27 gates
• Capacity: 8.5 million passengers

Freight terminal

Capacity 30,000 metric tons/year

Terminals, airlines and destinations

Cargo airlines

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