Roland Garros Airport
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| Roland Garros Airport Aéroport de La Réunion Roland Garros |
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| IATA: RUN - ICAO: FMEE | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Saint-Denis, Réunion | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 66 ft (20 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 12/30 | 10,499 | 3,200 | Asphalt |
| 14/32 | 8,760 | 2,670 | Asphalt |
Roland Garros Airport (French: Aéroport de La Réunion Roland Garros) (IATA: RUN, ICAO: FMEE), formerly known as Gillot Airport, is located in Saint-Denis, Réunion, and is eponymous of the French aviator Roland Garros who was born in Saint-Denis.
Gillot Airport is the hub of Air Austral.
Air Bourbon was formerly based out of this airport until it ceased operations in 2004.
If constructed, the Réunion Tram Train will link the airport to the capital Saint-Denis and Saint-Paul.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Austral (Antananarivo, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Dzaoudzi, Johannesburg, Lyon, Mahé, Marseille, Mauritius, Moroni, Nosy Be, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Saint-Pierre de la Réunion, Toulouse])
- Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- Air Madagascar (Antananarivo, Nosy Be)
- Air Mauritius (Mauritius)
- Corsairfly (Paris-Orly)
- Interair South Africa (Johannesburg)
[edit] References
- French Aeronautical Information Publication for FMEE (PDF) - SAINT DENIS GILLOT
[edit] External links
- Reunion Island Airport Roland Garros (official site) (English)
- Aéroport de La Réunion Roland Garros (Union des Aéroports Français) (French)
- Airport information for FMEE at World Aero Data
