Toulouse–Blagnac Airport (french: Aéroport de Toulouse–Blagnac) is an
international airport
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located west northwest of
Toulouse
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, partially in
Blagnac
Blagnac (; oc, Blanhac) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. The city hosts the aviation museum Aeroscopia.
It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, although governed by a separate council, and is ...
, both ''
communes
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'' of the
Haute-Garonne
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department
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in the
Occitanie region of
France
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. In 2017, the airport served 9,264,611 passengers.
As of April 2017, the airport features flights to 74 destinations, mostly in Europe and Northern Africa with a few additional seasonal long-haul connections.
Both
Airbus
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and
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manufacture aircraft at nearby facilities and test them from the airport.
Facilities
Terminal
The airport consists of one passenger terminal divided into four halls which provide 68 counters and 34 gates on 100,000 sqm floor space:
*Hall A features 14 check-in counters and eight aircraft stands for regional aircraft on domestic services.
*Hall B is the oldest area, opened in 1978, and contains 16 check-in counters and 10 gates.
*Hall C is equipped with 24 counters and 6 boarding gates for European destinations.
*Hall D is the newest addition to the airport, opened in 2010, and is used for international and long-haul services with 14 check-in counters and 10 boarding gates.
Runways
The airport is at an elevation of above
mean sea level
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runway
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s: 14R/32L is and 14L/32R is .
A
Concorde
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formerly operated by
Air France
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with the registration F-BVFC is preserved at the
Aeroscopia
Aeroscopia is a French aerospace museum, located at the north-western edge of Toulouse, in the commune of Blagnac. It was opened on 14 January 2015.
This museum notably hosts two Concorde airliners.
Building
Designed by the firm Cardete and ...
Museum near the airport. Airbus and ATR utilize runway 32L/14R for flight testing and delivery flights, while runway 32R/14L is used by commercial flights coming in to Toulouse (Airbus also uses this runway for formation flights). Also, the Airbus Delivery Center is on the runway 32L/14R side.
Ownership
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport SA is a limited liability company; the share capital is €148,000 and it has authority to operate the airport until 2046 under a franchise agreement awarded by the French government. The current CEO is
Philippe Crébassa.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Toulouse:
Cargo
Statistics
Access
Tram
Since April 2015, the T2 tram line connects Toulouse with the airport every 15 minutes.
The tram connects with metro ligne A at ''Arènes'' and metro ligne B at ''Palais de Justice''. It takes about 35 minutes with a change to go to the town center by tram.
Bus and coach
Shuttle buses to Toulouse city centre stop outside Hall B every 20 minutes. Faster than the tram, they take approximately 20 minutes to reach the city centre, stopping at ''
Compans-Caffarelli'' and ''Jeanne d'Arc'' (both on
Metro Line B), ''Jean Jaurès'' (
Metro Line A and B) and at
''Toulouse-Matabiau railway station''. Three daily coach services connect Toulouse–Blagnac Airport to
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, which does not have its own commercial airport.
Accidents and incidents
* On 29 January 1988, Inter Cargo Service Flight 1004, operated by
Vickers Vanguard
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F-GEJF, crashed when takeoff was attempted with only three fully operable engines.
* On 30 June 1994, an
Airbus A330-300
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performing a
test flight crashed shortly after takeoff, due to a series of mistakes while conducting a flight test simulating an engine failure. All seven people on board died in the accident.
* On 15 November 2007, a brand-new
Airbus A340-600
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due to be delivered to
Etihad Airways
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ran up and over the top of a concrete sloped blast-deflection wall during an engine test at the Airbus factory at the airport. This was due to the crew not following proper test procedures, raising all four engines to maximum thrust while the wheels were un-chocked. The attempt to steer away from the wall resulted in decreased braking power. Five people were injured and the aircraft was written off.
See also
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List of the busiest airports in France
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Boeing Everett Factory
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(in
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) — in Washington state, United States
References
External links
Official website''Aéroport de Toulouse – Blagnac''(''Union des Aéroports Français'')
''Radar Toulouse''(''Realtime flight tracker'')
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''LiveATC.net''(''Toulouse'')
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Airports in Occitania (administrative region)
Transport in Toulouse
Buildings and structures in Haute-Garonne
Airports established in 1939
1939 establishments in France