Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport or ''Aéroport de Montpellier–Méditerranée'' , also known as Fréjorgues Airport, is an airport in southern France. It is located east-southeast of

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in Mauguio, in the

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of the

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in France. The airport opened in 1946, 8 years after the first flight to the area. The airport carries the 10th largest number of passengers in France (over 1.18 million in 2010). A campus of the ''

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'' (French civil aviation university) is also located at the airport.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of above

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. It has two

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paved

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Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport:

Statistics

Ground transport

*Bus route 120 (the "Airport Shuttle") runs between Place de l’Europe tramway station and the Airport along Avenue Pierre Mendès-France. *ÉcoPôle and Parc Expo are the closest

Montpellier tramway The Montpellier tramway (french: Tramway de Montpellier) is a four-line tramway system in the city of Montpellier in Occitania, Occitanie, France. The tramway is owned by the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, and is operated by the Transpor ...

stations, but the stations are not close to the passenger terminal.

''Airlife'' magazine

Montpellier Airport's quarterly magazine, ''Airlife'', began publication in 2016. Published by Lysagora Media, the magazine has articles on travel, design, lifestyle and leisure as well as information about the airport and its flight schedules.

References

External links

Montpellier Airport
(official site)
CCI de Montpellier
(official site)
Aéroport de Montpellier–Méditerranée
(Union des Aéroports Français) * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montpellier-Mediterranee Airport Airports in Occitania (administrative region) Buildings and structures in Montpellier Buildings and structures in Hérault Airports established in 1946