Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 870 ft / 265 m Code ETZ Phone +33 3 87 56 70 00 | Serves Metz and Nancy, France 04/22 3,050 Elevation 265 m | |
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Operator G.I.G.A.L. (Groupement Intercommunal de Gestion de l'Aéroport Lorrain) Website metz-nancy-lorraine.aeroport.fr Address Route de Vigny, 57420 Goin, France Similar Restaurant univesitaire Technop, Lorraine TGV, Middle School Paul Verl, Air France, Diapason navette aéroports Profiles | ||
Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport or Aéroport de Metz–Nancy–Lorraine (IATA: ETZ, ICAO: LFJL) is an airport serving the Lorraine région of France. It is located in Goin, 16.5 km southeast of Metz, (both communes of the Moselle département) and north of Nancy (a commune of Meurthe-et-Moselle). It opened to the public on October 28, 1991 and replaced Nancy–Essey and Metz–Frescaty airports.
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Infrastructure
The airport is open 24/7. The runway was lengthened to 3050 m and refurbished in mid-2006 to be able to handle all types of large aircraft. The terminal building is about 7500 square metres and could accommodate up to 500,000 passengers per year with 14 check-in desks, 2 gates (a third one will be added soon) and 2 luggage claim belts. The cargo terminal is 3,600 square metres and could handle up to 60,000 tons of freight per year. The airport was a regional hub for DHL from 2000 to 2006, with flights to Toulouse, Nice, Marseilles, Cologne, Brussels, Paris, Vitoria and East-Midlands.
Ground transportation
A shuttle bus to Nancy and Metz meets every departing and arriving flight. The journey takes about 30 minutes and costs 8 euros.