Airport type Public Hub for Air Austral Website reunion.aeroport.fr Code RUN Phone +262 262 48 81 81 | Serves Sainte-Denis, Réunion Elevation AMSL 20 m / 66 ft 12/30 3,200 Elevation 20 m | |
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Address Aérogare Passagers, 74 Avenue Roland Garros, 97438, Reunion Similar Air Austral, Ada Location Réunion, AVIS LOCATION VOITURE, Au Bas Prix, Garcia Location | ||
Roland garros airport reunion island 02 10 2015
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. The airport is 7 kilometres (3.8 NM) east of Saint-Denis; it is named after the French aviator Roland Garros who was born in Saint-Denis.
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- Roland garros airport reunion island 02 10 2015
- Landing at reunion island roland garros airport run fmee france cockpit view
- Overview
- Ground transport
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Landing at reunion island roland garros airport run fmee france cockpit view
Overview
Roland Garros Airport is the hub of Air Austral and served 2,067,764 passengers in 2012. Air Austral also has its head office on the airport property. When Air Bourbon existed until 2004, its head office also was on the airport property. The airport resides at an elevation of 20 m (66 ft) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 3,200 by 45 metres (10,499 ft × 148 ft) and 14/32 measuring 2,670 by 45 metres (8,760 ft × 148 ft).
Ground transport
It planned to construct a Réunion Tram Train to link the airport to the capital Saint-Denis and Saint-Paul, but plans for the construction were abandoned in 2013.