Rodez–Marcillac Airport

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Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 1,910 ft / 582 m 13/31 2,100 Elevation 582 m		Location Rodez, France Website www.aeroport-rodez.fr Code RDZ Phone +33 5 65 42 20 30

Operator Chambre du Commerce et d'Industrie de Rodez Address Route Decazeville, 12330 Salles-la-Source, France

Rodez–Aveyron Airport (IATA: RDZ, ICAO: LFCR) is a growing airport, located on the territory of the commune of Salles-la-Source approximately 10 km outside 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.

It is the 25th French-Metropolitan airport.

History

1971 – Rodez-Aveyron 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 operated by Brit Air. Brit Air is a regional airline operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise.

2003 – Extension of runway to 2,100 m and installation of a 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 189 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.

January 2017 – Eastern Airways introduces three new routes to Lyon, Milan–Malpensa and Southampton.

References

Rodez–Marcillac Airport Wikipedia

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