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
Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the department of Hérault. In 2018, 290,053 people l ...
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Mauguio
Mauguio (; , primarily ''Melguelh'') is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
History
The city of Mauguio, seventh city of the Herault department and chief town of the district, is located 11 km east of Montpellier.
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, in the
Hérault
Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.department of the Occitanie
region
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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 ''
École nationale de l'aviation civile
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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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runway
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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 Occitanie, France. The tramway is owned by the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, and is operated by the Transports de l' ...
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.