Roland Garros Airport Aéroport de La Réunion Roland Garros Saint Denis Gillot Airport
IATA: RUN – ICAO: FMEE
Summary
Airport type		Public
Serves		Sainte-Denis, Réunion
Location		Sainte-Marie, Réunion
Hub for		Air Austral
Elevation AMSL		66 ft / 20 m
Coordinates		20°53′24″S 055°30′59″E / 20.89°S 55.51639°E / -20.89; 55.51639 (Roland Garros Airport)Coordinates: 20°53′24″S 055°30′59″E / 20.89°S 55.51639°E / -20.89; 55.51639 (Roland Garros Airport)
Website		www.reunion.aeroport.fr/uk
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
12/30	3,200	10,499	Asphalt
14/32	2,670	8,760	Asphalt
Source: French AIP[1]

Roland Garros Airport (French: Aéroport de La Réunion Roland Garros) (IATA: RUN, ICAO: FMEE), formerly known as Gillot Airport, is located in Sainte-Marie, Réunion,^[2] 7 km (4 mi) east^[1] of Saint-Denis; it is named for the French aviator Roland Garros who was born in Saint-Denis.

Roland Garros Airport is the hub of Air Austral.

Air Bourbon was formerly based out of this airport until it ceased operations in 2004.

If constructed, the Réunion Tram Train will link the airport to the capital Saint-Denis and Saint-Paul.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Austral	Antananarivo, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi [seasonal], Dzaoudzi, Johannesburg, Lyon, Mahé, Marseille, Mauritius, Moroni, Nouméa, Nosy-Be, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Saint-Pierre de la Réunion, Sydney, Toulouse
Air France	Paris-Orly
Air Madagascar	Antananarivo, Diego Suarez, Fort-Dauphin, Ile Sainte-Marie, Nosy-Be, Tulear
Air Mauritius	Mauritius
Corsairfly	Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Paris-Orly, Toulouse

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} FMEE – Roland Garros Airport (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 17 Dec 2009.
2. ^ "Géographie." Sainte-Marie. Retrieved on 7 October 2009.

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Roland Garros Airport

• Reunion Island Airport Roland Garros (official site) (English)
• Reunion Island Airport Roland Garros (official site) (French)
• Aéroport de La Réunion Roland Garros (Union des Aéroports Français) (French)

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