Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport
Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport Aéroport de Metz-Nancy-Lorraine | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | G.I.G.A.L. (Groupement Intercommunal de Gestion de l'Aéroport Lorrain) | ||||||||||
Serves | Metz and Nancy, France | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 870 ft / 265 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°58′42″N 006°14′48″E / 48.97833°N 6.24667°E | ||||||||||
Website | metz-nancy-lorraine.aeroport.fr | ||||||||||
Maps | |||||||||||
![]() Lorraine region in France | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() LFJL Location of the airport in Lorraine | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2014) | |||||||||||
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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[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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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 |
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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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b LFJL – Metz Nancy Lorraine. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 9 September 2021.
- ^ 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
- Aéroport Metz Nancy Lorraine (official site) (in French)
- Aéroport de Metz–Nancy–Lorraine at Union des Aéroports Français (in French)
- Airport information for LFJL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Current weather for LFJL at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for ETZ at Aviation Safety Network
- Airports in Grand Est
- Transport in Nancy, France
- Transport in Metz
- Buildings and structures in Moselle (department)
- Transport in Grand Est
- Airports established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in France