Marseille Provence Airport or Aéroport de Marseille Provence (IATA: MRS, ICAO: LFML) is an airport located 27 km northwest of Marseille,^[2] on the territory of Marignane, both communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France. Formerly known as Marseille-Marignane Airport, it has been managed since 1934 by the Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).

It is the fifth busiest French airport by passenger traffic and third largest for cargo traffic.^[3] In 2012 the airport known the fourth European most important passenger traffic growth in 2012, at 12,7% with 8,295,479 passengers.^[4] The airport's hinterland goes from Gap to Arles and from Toulon to Avignon.

In September 2006 the airport opened its new terminal MP2 for budget airlines. Marseille Provence Airport also serves as a hub for Air France.

Airlines and destinations

In summer 2013, the airport desserves 132 regular destinations, the French largest offer after the Parisian airports.^[5]

Passenger

Cargo airlines

Traffic statistics

Other facilities

From 2013 the airport proposes a new commercial offer, with 30 new shops and restaurants, among which the first Burger King shop in France since 1997.^[10][11] The Marignane airport is also the main base of the aerial firefighting division of Civil security (French Ministry of the Interior).^[12] The head office of Eurocopter is located on the airport property.^[13]

Hydroplane base

In the 1920s and 1930s, Marignane was one of France's main points of operation for flying boats. It even briefly served as a terminal for PanAm's Clipper flying boats.^[14] Some other hydroplane operators were Aéropostale and Air Union, the latter moving over from Antibes in 1931. Marignane was also a production site for hydroplanes by Lioré et Olivier.

Accidents and incidents

• On 6 February 1989 Inter Cargo Service Flight 3132, operated by Vickers Vanguard F-GEJE crashed on takeoff. 3 crew died, no passengers were being carried.^[15]

See also

• Air France Flight 8969

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ LFML Marseille Provence (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 4 Apr 2013.
3. ^ http://www.journaldunet.com/economie/transport/activite-des-aeroports.shtml
4. ^ http://www.tourmag.com/Marseille-Provence-bat-tous-les-records-avec-83-millions-de-passagers-en-2012_a56271.html
5. ^ http://www.mediaterranee.com/1032013-laeroport-marseille-provence-proposera-132-lignes-regulieres-cet-ete.html#.UWWwGaJSiAg
6. ^ http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-int/corporate/news/17811/our-new-flights-marseille
7. ^ Marseille Provence Airport: About the Airport
8. ^ http://www.marseille.aeroport.fr/fra/aero/aero_dc.jsp
9. ^ http://www.tourmag.com/Marseille-Provence-bat-tous-les-records-avec-83-millions-de-passagers-en-2012_a56271.html
10. ^ http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=1124&doc_id=34813
11. ^ http://www.capital.fr/enquetes/strategie/la-recette-de-burger-king-pour-faire-son-come-back-dans-l-hexagone-813821
12. ^ http://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.435307,5.224321&spn=0.005602,0.013937&t=h&z=17
13. ^ "Legal Notice and Disclaimer." Eurocopter. Retrieved on 8 December 2010. "[...]whose registered Office is located Aéroport International Marseille-Provence 13725 Marignane Cedex - France"
14. ^ http://www.bluegrassairlines.com/bgas/clip01.htm
15. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 9 October 2009. 

External links

• Marseille Provence Airport, official site in English and French
• Aéroport de Marseille-Provence page at Union des Aéroports Français (French)
• Airport information for LFML at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• Current weather for LFML at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for MRS: Marseille-Marignane Airport at Aviation Safety Network