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Rodez-Marcillac Airport
Aéroport de Rodez-Marcillac |
| IATA: RDZ – ICAO: LFCR |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Chambre du Commerce et d'Industrie de Rodez |
| Location |
Rodez, France |
| Elevation AMSL |
1,910 ft / 582 m |
| Coordinates |
Coordinates: 44°24′28″N 002°28′58″E / 44.40778°N 2.48278°E / 44.40778; 2.48278 |
| Website |
http://www.rodez.cci.fr/ |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 13/31 |
2,100 |
6,890 |
Asphalt |
| 13/31 |
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2,625 |
Grass |
| Statistics (2007) |
| Passengers |
73,000 |
| Freight (tons) |
for 2009 |
Rodez-Marcillac Airport is a growing airport, located on the territory of the commune of Salles-la-Source approximately 10 km outside of the centre of Rodez, the departmental capital of Aveyron, France. It has one international runway of 2,100m in length, as well as a second, small runway of 800m in length. It is an ideal airport for reaching the departments of Aveyron, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot, Hérault, Gard, Lozère, and Cantal. Also, most of people, who live in this departments use this airport thanks to the numerous destinations. It's the 25th French-Metropolitan Airport.
History
- 1971 - Rodez Marcillac Airport founded. Managed by SAEML Air 12 which comprises the CCI of Rodez, Aveyron General Council and the main regional banks.
- March 2002 - Paris Orly connection by Air France commenced via Brit Air. Brit Air is a regional airline operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise.
- 2003 - Extension of runway to 2100 m and new Instrument landing system (ILS).
- May 2003 - Ryanair commences flights from London Stansted. Initial prices were 49 Euro for a return flight on a Boeing 737-800 with 200 seats.
- January 2008 - Extension of the parking to 1000 places.
- May 2008 - Ryanair commences flights from Dublin Airport.
- 2009 - Extension of the airport and creation of a new departure lounge. Addition of a new destination : Palma in Spain.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air France operated by Brit Air |
Paris-Orly |
| Hex'Air |
Castres, Lyon |
| Ryanair |
Dublin [seasonal], London-Stansted, Porto [begins November] |
| Air Europa |
Palma de Mallorca [seasonal] |
Links
- Aéroport de Rodez-Marcillac (Official page in French).
- Aéroport de Rodez-Marcillac (Union of the French Airports).
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