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 | ||||||||||||||
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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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Airport data from French AIP.[1] French AIP at EUROCONTROL[2] Statistics from official airport web site.[3] | |||||||||||||||
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
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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 features 25 gates on a space of 52,000 m2 (560,000 sq ft). It features flights to domestic, Schengen and non-Schengen destinations and has a capacity of 4.5 million passengers per year. A business center is located at Terminal 1 containing eight rooms and a conference room with a capacity of 250 people.
- Terminal 2 is the newer and larger facility and has 29 gates on a space of 57,800 m2 (622,000 sq ft) and is also equipped to handle flights to all destinations. It has a capacity of 8.5 million passengers per year.
- The separate freight terminal can handle up to 30,000 metric tons of freight per year.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| ASL Airlines France | Marseille, Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| DHL Aviation | Malta, Marseille |
| FedEx Feeder operated by ASL Airlines Ireland | 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.[18]
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.[19]
- 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.[20]
References
- ↑ LFMN – NICE CÔTE D'AZUR (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 4 Feb 2016.
- 1 2 "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
- ↑ "Book a flight". Aegean Airlines. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ L, J (20 January 2016). "Rossiya Airlines Expands Moscow Vnukovo; Outlines Boeing 777 Operation in S16". Airline Route. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ 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/
- ↑ Lyon
- ↑ "Pegasus Airlines Adds New French Routes in S15". Airline Route. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.volotea.com/it/?&esvadt=999999-528902-99826-1&esvq=volotea&esvrq=volotea&esvcrea=5156328867&esvd=c&esvt=11520-MSITe&esvaid=50027
- ↑ http://www.volotea.com/it/?&esvadt=999999-528902-99826-1&esvq=volotea&esvrq=volotea&esvcrea=5156328867&esvd=c&esvt=11520-MSITe&esvaid=50027
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/03/ww-kefnce-s16/
- ↑ Wizz Air thrives in Hungary
- ↑ "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
- Live Flight Information for NCE
