Toulouse–Blagnac Airport

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Airport type Public Location Blagnac Address 31703 Blagnac, France Elevation 152 m Passenger count 7,669,064		Serves Toulouse, France Elevation AMSL 497 ft / 151 m Code TLS Phone +33 825 38 00 00

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Toulouse Blagnac Airport or (French: Aéroport de Toulouse–Blagnac) (IATA: TLS, ICAO: LFBO) is an international airport airport located 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) west northwest of Toulouse, and partially in Blagnac, both communes of the Haute-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France. In 2012, the airport served 7,559,350 passengers.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 499 feet (152 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 14R/32L is 3,500 by 45 metres (11,483 ft × 148 ft) and 14L/32R is 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft). Both Airbus and ATR assemble aircraft at nearby facilities and test them from the airport. An Air France Concorde registered F-BVFC is preserved at the Aeroscopia Museum near the airport.

Ownership

Toulouse–Blagnac Airport has been a limited liability company with a capital of 148,000 Euros since 23 March 2007. Shareholders include the French government (60%), Toulouse Chamber of Commerce and Industry (25%), the Regional Council (5%), the Departmental Council (5%) and the Urban Area (5%). Toulouse–Blagnac Airport S.A. operates under a franchise agreement granted by the French government until 2046.

Tram

Since April 2015, the tram line T2 connects Toulouse with the airport every 15 minutes. The tram connects with metro ligne A at Arènes and metro ligne B at Palais de Justice. It takes about 35 minutes with a change to go to the town center by tram.

Bus and coach

Shuttle buses to Toulouse city centre stop outside Hall B every 20 minutes. Faster than the tram, they take approximately 20 minutes to reach the city centre, stopping at Compans Caffarelli and Jeanne d'Arc (both on Metro Line B), Jean Jaurès (Metro Line A and B) and at Toulouse-Matabiau railway station. Two daily coach services connect Toulouse–Blagnac Airport to Andorra, which does not have its own commercial airport.

Accidents and incidents

A Douglas C-47 with the registration of F-BCYX with Trans Europe Air was reported to have been damaged beyond repair at Toulouse–Blagnac during 1978.

On 29 January 1988, Inter Cargo Service Flight 1004, operated by Vickers Vanguard F-GEJF crashed on take-off when take-off was attempted with only three fully operable engines.

On 30 June 1994, an Airbus A330 performing a test flight crashed shortly after a touch and go, due to a pilot error in the test conditions. All seven people on board died in the accident.

On 15 November 2007, an A340-600 due to be delivered to Etihad ran into a concrete blast fence during an engine test at the Airbus factory at Toulouse Blagnac International Airport, France. This was due to the crew not following proper test procedures, raising all four engines to maximum thrust while the wheels were un-chocked. The attempt to steer away from the wall resulted in decreased braking power. Five people were injured and the aircraft was written off.

References

Toulouse–Blagnac Airport Wikipedia

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