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Roland Garros Airport (french: Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros) , formerly known as Gillot Airport, is located in Sainte-Marie on
Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
,
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. The airport is east of Saint-Denis; it is named after the French aviator Roland Garros, who was born in Saint-Denis.


Overview

Roland Garros Airport is the hub of
Air Austral Air Austral is a French airline, based at the Roland Garros Airport, in the Indian Ocean. It operates scheduled services from Réunion to metropolitan France, South Africa, Thailand, India and a number of destinations in the Indian Ocean. The c ...
and served 2,293,042 passengers in 2017 (8.8% more than in 2016). Air Austral also has its head office on the airport property. When Air Bourbon existed until 2004, its head office also was on the airport property. The airport is at an
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s: 12/30 measuring and 14/32 measuring . It is notable for operating the world's three longest domestic flight routes; to Paris (CDG and Orly) and to Marseille.


Statistics


Airlines and destinations


Ground transport

It was once planned to construct a Réunion Tram Train to link the airport to the capital Saint-Denis and Saint-Paul, but plans for the construction were abandoned in 2013.


See also

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Pierrefonds Airport Pierrefonds Airport (french: Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds) is an airport located west-northwest of Saint-Pierre in Réunion. It is the smaller of the two airports located on the island, Roland Garros Airport being the other. The d ...


References


External links


Reunion Island Airport Roland Garros
(official site)
Reunion Island Airport Roland Garros
(official site)
Aéroport de La Réunion Roland Garros
(Union des Aéroports Français) * {{authority control Buildings and structures in Réunion Airports in Réunion