Marseille Provence Airport
Marseille Provence Airport
Marseille Provence Airport or
Aéroport de Marseille Provence (IATA: MRS, ICAO: LFML) is an international
airport located 27 km (17 miles) northwest of Marseille, on the territory of
Marignane, both communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France. The airport's hinterland goes from
Gap to Arles and from Toulon to Avignon.
It is the fifth busiest French
airport by passenger traffic and third largest for cargo traffic. In 2012 the
airport achieved the fourth highest European passenger traffic growth, at 12.7%
with 8,295,479 passengers. Marseille Provence Airport serves as a focus city
for Air France. In summer 2013, the airport served 132 regular destinations,
the largest offer in France after the Parisian airports.
History
Aerial view
Check-in hall
Apron view
Formerly known as
Marseille–Marignane Airport, it has been managed since 1934 by the
Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). In the 1920s and
1930s, Marignane was one of France's main points of operation for flying boats.
It even briefly served as a terminal for Pan American World Airways Clipper
flying boats. Other flying boat operators were Aéropostale and Air Union, the
latter moving over from Antibes in 1931. Marignane was also a production site
for hydroplanes by Lioré et Olivier. Antoine de Saint-Exupery describes turning
back to Marignane airport with a fuel leak in chapter 8 of “Wind, Sand and
Stars”, before setting out again for Tunis, and the fateful event that informed
his later description of the crash-landing in his best-known book, “The Little
Prince”. In September 2006, the airport opened its new terminal MP2 for budget
airlines. In 2013 the airport expanded its shopping and dining options, with 30
new shops and restaurants, among which is the first Burger King restaurant in France
since 1997.
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