Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport

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Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport

Aéroport de Metz-Nancy-Lorraine
Aéroport Metz-Nancy Lorraine1.JPG
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorG.I.G.A.L. (Groupement Intercommunal de Gestion de l'Aéroport Lorrain)
ServesMetz and Nancy, France
Elevation AMSL870 ft / 265 m
Coordinates48°58′42″N 006°14′48″E / 48.97833°N 6.24667°E / 48.97833; 6.24667
Websitemetz-nancy-lorraine.aeroport.fr
Maps
Lorraine region in France
Lorraine region in France
LFJL is located in Lorraine
LFJL
LFJL
Location of the airport in Lorraine
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,050 10,006 Paved
Statistics (2014)
Passengers245,781
Passenger Change 13-14Increase1.1%
Sources: French AIP[1]

Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport or Aéroport de Metz–Nancy–Lorraine (IATA: ETZ, ICAO: LFJL) is an airport serving the Lorraine région of France. It is located in Goin, 16.5 km southeast of Metz,[1] (both communes of the Moselle département) and north of Nancy (a commune of Meurthe-et-Moselle). It opened to the public on October 28, 1991 and replaced Nancy–Essey and Metz–Frescaty airports.

Infrastructure[]

The airport is open 24/7. The runway was lengthened to 3050 m and refurbished in mid-2006 to be able to handle all types of large aircraft. The terminal building is about 7500 square metres and could accommodate up to 500,000 passengers per year with 14 check-in desks, 2 gates and 2 luggage claim belts. The cargo terminal is 3,600 square metres and could handle up to 60,000 tonnes of freight per year. The airport was a regional hub for DHL from 2000 to 2006, with flights to Toulouse, Nice, Marseilles, Cologne, Brussels, Paris, Vitoria and East-Midlands.

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal: Heraklion
Air Algérie Algiers
Seasonal: Constantine, Oran
Air France Seasonal: Calvi[2]
Air France Hop Seasonal: Bastia, Figari
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Agadir, Casablanca, Marrakech
Seasonal charter: Athens, Burgas, Cagliari, Djerba, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Olbia, Palma de Mallorca
Twin Jet Marseille, Toulouse, Lyon

Statistics[]

See source Wikidata query and sources.

Year Passengers Freight
1998 288,209 3,410
1999 322,501 3,206
2000 352,626 8,521
2001 331,266 19,684
2002 302,849 18,994
2003 294,731 17,359
2004 326,324 9,030
2005 356,815 1,219
2006 340,242 633
2007 344,913 36
2008 291,006 144
2009 263,000 51
2010 254,204 69
2011 279,030 44
2012 280,743
2013 242,995
2014 245,781

Ground transportation[]

A shuttle bus to Nancy and Metz meets every departing and arriving flight. The journey takes about 30 minutes and costs 8 euros.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b LFJL – Metz Nancy Lorraine. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ Liu, Jim. "Air France S20 Short-Haul Network additions as of 28JAN20". Routesonline. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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