Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
| Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: NCE – ICAO: LFMN | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur (ACA) | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Nice and the Côte d'Azur | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 4 m / 13 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°39′55″N 007°12′54″E / 43.66528°N 7.21500°ECoordinates: 43°39′55″N 007°12′54″E / 43.66528°N 7.21500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | nice.aeroport.fr | ||||||||||||||
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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France | |||||||||||||||
  LFMN Airport in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region | |||||||||||||||
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Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (French: Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur) (IATA: NCE, ICAO: LFMN) is an international airport located 3.2 NM (5.9 km; 3.7 mi) southwest[2] of Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes départment of France. It is the third busiest airport in France and serves as a focus city for Air France and an operating base for easyJet. In 2013, it handled 11,554,195 passengers.
The airport is positioned 7 km (4 mi) west of the city centre, and is the principal port of arrival for passengers to the Côte d'Azur. Due to its proximity to the Principality of Monaco, it also serves as the city-state's airport, with helicopter service linking the principality and airport.[4] Some airlines market Monaco as a destination via Nice Airport.[5]
Facilities
The airport covers an area of over 3.70 km2 (1.43 sq mi), with 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi) used by its two parallel runways and the two passenger terminals and freight terminal. The airport's theoretical capacity is 13 million passengers and 52 movements (26 landings) per hour. The two airport terminals are linked by courtesy shuttle buses that also connect the car parks with the terminals.
- Terminal 1
- 52,000 m2 (560,000 sq ft) : (National, Schengen and non-Schengen)
- 25 gates
- Capacity: 4.5 million passenger
- A business center is located at Terminal 1 containing eight rooms and a conference room with a capacity of 250 people.
- Terminal 2
- 57,800 m2 (622,000 sq ft) (National, Schengen and non-Schengen)
- 29 gates
- Capacity: 8.5 million passengers
- Freight terminal
Capacity 30,000 metric tons/year
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| DHL Aviation operated by Exin | Marseille |
| Europe Airpost | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
Ground transportation
The airport is located on the western end of the Promenade des Anglais. Buses go between the airport and the Gare de Nice-Ville railway station (route 99) and Nice-Riquier railway station (route 98). The train station Nice-Saint-Augustin is near the airport (15 minutes by foot). Currently under development is a second Tram line that will connect the Airport to the center of Nice at Place Masséna.[12]
Accidents and incidents
- On 9 April 1949, SNCASE Languedoc P/7 F-BATU of Air France overran the runway and was damaged beyond economic repair.[13]
- On 3 March 1952, SNCASE Languedoc P/7 F-BCUM of Air France crashed shortly after take-off killing all 38 people on board. The cause of the accident was that the aileron controls had jammed. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Nice to Orly Airport, Paris.[14]
References
- ↑ LFMN – NICE CÔTE D'AZUR (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 30 Apr 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "EAD Basic". Ead.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ↑ "Nice Côte d'Azur Airport: 2010 airport statistics" (in French). Societe.Nice.Aeroport.fr. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ↑ http://monaco.angloinfo.com/information/27/airports.asp
- ↑ "Route Map" in 1993, Trans World Airlines
- ↑ Новые рейсы авиакомпании "Россия" из Москвы в Ниццу. Новости (in Russian). "Rossiya airlines" OJSC. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ L, J (12 February 2014). "Belavia Adds Krasnodar and Nice Service from late-April 2014". Airline Roites. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=20295&item=124654
- ↑ "easyJet announces six new routes from Amsterdam and strengthens its links between The Netherlands and the UK". EasyJet. 14 October 2014.
- ↑ http://www.igavion.fr/
- ↑ "Pegasus Airlines Adds New French Routes in S15". Airline Route. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Line 2 tram expected to be finished in 2017". Attika International. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ↑ "F-BATU Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "F-BCUM Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
External links
Media related to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (official site)
- Aéroport de Nice – Côte d'Azur (Union des Aéroports Français) (French)
- Current weather for LFMN at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for NCE at Aviation Safety Network
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