Strasbourg Airport
Strasbourg Airport Aéroport de Strasbourg | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Strasbourg, France | ||||||||||
Location | Entzheim | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 505 ft / 154 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°32′31″N 07°38′04″E / 48.54194°N 7.63444°ECoordinates: 48°32′31″N 07°38′04″E / 48.54194°N 7.63444°E | ||||||||||
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LFST Airport in France | |||||||||||
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Source: French AIP[1] |
Strasbourg Airport (French: Aéroport de Strasbourg) (IATA: SXB, ICAO: LFST) is a minor international airport located in Entzheim and 10 km (6.2 miles) west-southwest of Strasbourg,[1] both communes of the Bas-Rhin département in the Alsace région of France. In 2014 the airport served 1,167,612 passengers.[2]
Decline in airport passenger traffic
There was a decline in traffic after Ryanair suspended service in 2004 after a court declared that the airline had received illegal subsidies from the airport.[3]
After the opening of the first phase of the new LGV Est high-speed rail line from Paris to Strasbourg, there was a significant[4] reduction in plane usage, but since 2011, traffic at the airport has grown. However, Air France ceased to operate the route between Strasbourg and Paris-Charles de Gaulle on 2 April 2013, transferring passengers onto rail services operated as tgvair.[5] The opening of the second phase of the LGV Est in July 2016 further reduced travel time to Paris to 1:48.[6]
Facilities
The airport consists of a single two-storey passenger terminal building. The ground floor features the check-in areas as well as the arrivals facilities with three baggage claim belts. The upper floor contains the international and domestic departure lounges and gates.[7] The terminal is equipped with four gates that have jet-bridges as well as some walk-boarding stands.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Strasbourg Airport:[8]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aegean Airlines | Seasonal: Athens[9] |
Air Arabia Maroc | Fez |
Brussels Airlines | Brussels |
Brussels Airlines operated by BMI Regional | Brussels |
Czech Airlines | Prague |
Germania | Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca[10] |
HOP! | Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse Seasonal: Ajaccio, Calvi |
Iberia operated by Air Nostrum | Madrid |
Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca |
Ryanair | London-Stansted Seasonal: Porto |
SunExpress | İzmir |
Tassili Airlines | Algiers, Constantine |
Transavia France | Seasonal: Marrakesh |
TUI fly Belgium | Marrakesh Seasonal charter: Rhodes [11] |
Tunisair | Djerba, Tunis |
Volotea | Bordeaux, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse Seasonal: Ajaccio, Bastia, Biarritz, Dubrovnik,[12] Figari, Olbia, Palermo |
Ground transportation
The airport is served by the Entzheim-Aéroport train station. The trip to Gare de Strasbourg takes 7 to 12 minutes.[13]
Accidents and incidents
- Air Inter Flight 148, a flight inbound from Lyon, France crashed on 20 January 1992 while circling to land on Strasbourg's runway 05, killing 87 people.[14]
References
- 1 2 LFST – Strasbourg Entzheim. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 17 August 2017.
- ↑ "Key Figures". strasbourg.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-01-10-strasbourg-ryanair_x.htm
- ↑ http://www.eturbonews.com/26917/strasbourg-international-airport-sees-light-end-tunnel
- ↑ "Dès avril, Air France " volera " en TGV Est". Dna.fr.
- ↑ http://www.eurailpress.de/news/infrastruktur/single-view/news/frankreich-letzte-gleisluecke-auf-der-lgv-est-europeenne-verschweisst.html
- ↑ strasbourg.aeroport.fr - Terminal map retrieved 30 July 2016
- ↑ strasbourg.airport.fr - Carte des destinations retrieved 2 July 2016
- ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269392/aegean-airlines-s17-athens-operation-changes-as-of-19oct16/
- ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271242/germania-plans-s17-palma-mallorca-routes-from-francenetherlands/
- ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270995/tui-belgium-outlines-s17-new-french-italian-routes/
- ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269344/volotea-s17-new-routes-as-of-14oct16/
- ↑ "TER Alsace". ter.sncf.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "Rapport de la commission d'enquête sur l'accident survenu le 20 janvier 1992 près du Mont Sainte-Odile (Bas Rhin) à l'Airbus A 320 immatriculé F-GGED exploité par la compagnie Air Inter" (in French). Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
External links
Media related to Strasbourg International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Airport information for LFST at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Current weather for LFST at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SXB at Aviation Safety Network