Roland Garros Airport

Roland Garros Airport

Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
Hub for Air Austral
Elevation AMSL 20 m / 66 ft
Coordinates 20°53′24″S 055°30′59″E
Website reunion.aeroport.fr
Map
RUN is located in Réunion
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Location of airport in Réunion
RUN is located in Indian Ocean
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RUN (Indian Ocean)
RUN is located in Africa
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
14/32 2,670 8,760 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 2,473,843
Passenger traffic change Increase 7.9%
Source : Aeroport.fr, French AIP, DAFIF, Statistics

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, France. 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.

Overview

Terminal gates
Terminal
Check-in counters

Roland Garros Airport is the hub of Air Austral and served 2,293,042 passengers in 2017 (8.8% more than in 2016). 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 is 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).

It is notable for operating the world's three longest domestic flight routes; to Paris (CDG and Orly) and to Marseille.

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at RUN airport. See Wikidata query.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Austral Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Dzaoudzi, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Mahé, Marseille, Mauritius, Moroni, Nosy Be, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Toamasina
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly
Air Madagascar Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Guangzhou, Sainte-Marie, Tôlanaro
Air Mauritius Mauritius
Corsair International Antananarivo, Dzaoudzi, Lyon, Marseille, Mauritius, Paris–Orly
Etihad Airways Seasonal charter: Abu Dhabi
Ewa Air Dzaoudzi
French Bee Paris–Orly

Ground transport

It was once 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.

See also