Roland Garros Airport
| Roland Garros Airport Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros Saint Denis Gillot Airport |
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IATA: RUN – ICAO: FMEE
 RUN
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Sainte-Denis, Réunion | ||
| Location | Sainte-Marie, Réunion | ||
| Hub for | Air Austral | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 66 ft / 20 m | ||
| Coordinates | 20°53′24″S 055°30′59″E / 20.89°S 55.51639°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 12/30 | 3,200 | 10,499 | Asphalt |
| 14/32 | 2,670 | 8,760 | Asphalt |
| Source: French AIP,[1] DAFIF[2][3] | |||
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,[4] The airport is 7 kilometres (3.8 NM) east[1] of Saint-Denis; it is named for the French aviator Roland Garros who was born in Saint-Denis.
Réunion is a French island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and about 200 kilometres (110 NM) southwest of Mauritius.
Roland Garros Airport is the hub of Air Austral.
Air Bourbon was formerly based out of this airport until it ceased operations in 2004. In 2009, the airport served 1.749.958 passengers
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[edit] Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 66 feet (20 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 3,200 by 45 metres (10,499 × 148 ft) and 14/32 measuring 2,670 by 45 metres (8,760 × 148 ft).[2]
If constructed, the Réunion Tram Train will link the airport to the capital Saint-Denis and Saint-Paul.
Air Austral has its head office on the airport property.[5] When Air Bourbon existed, its head office was on the airport property.[6]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Austral | Antananarivo, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi [ends 25 March 2012], Bordeaux, Dzaoudzi, Johannesburg, Lyon, Mahé, Marseille, Mauritius, Moroni, Nantes, Nouméa, Nosy-Be, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Saint-Pierre de la Réunion, Sydney, Toulouse |
| Air France | Paris-Orly |
| Air Madagascar | Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Nosy Be, Tôlanaro, Toliara, Sainte-Marie |
| Air Mauritius | Mauritius |
| Corsairfly | Lyon, Marseille, Paris-Orly |
| Interair South Africa | Johannesburg [7] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b FMEE – SAINT DENIS GILLOT (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 12 Jan 2012.
- ^ a b Airport information for FMEE from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for RUN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ "Géographie." Sainte-Marie. Retrieved on 7 October 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.interair.co.za/timetable.asp
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Roland Garros Airport |
- Reunion Island Airport Roland Garros (official site) (English)
- Reunion Island Airport Roland Garros (official site) (French)
- Aéroport de La Réunion Roland Garros (Union des Aéroports Français) (French)
- Accident history for RUN at Aviation Safety Network
