Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport

Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport Aéroport de Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes
IATA: FNI – ICAO: LFTW Nîmes Garons Location of airport in France
Summary
Airport type		Public / Military
Operator		Véolia Transport Aéroport Nîmes / Ministère de la Défense (FNF)
Serves		Nîmes, Gard, France
Location		Saint-Gilles / Garons
Elevation AMSL		309 ft / 94 m
Coordinates		43°45′27″N 004°24′59″E / 43.7575°N 4.41639°E / 43.7575; 4.41639
Website		www.nimes-aeroport.fr
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
18/36	2,443	8,015	Concrete
Sources: AIP[1], Airport[2], UAF[3], DAFIF[4][5]

Nîmes Airport or Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (French: Aéroport de Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes^[2][3]) (IATA: FNI, ICAO: LFTW) is an airport located 9 km (4.9 NM) south-southeast of the city of Nîmes,^[1] in the village of Saint-Gilles near Garons. It is also known as Garons Airport or Nîmes Garons Airport.^[1] The airport serves the Provence region, including the communes of Nîmes and Alès in the Gard department, the Camargue area and the Cévennes.

It currently has some commercial services, operated by Irish carrier Ryanair, however it also serves as a naval air base.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 309 feet (94 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 18/36 which measures 2,443 by 45 metres (8,015 × 148 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Iberia operated by Air Nostrum	Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca
Ryanair	Brussels-South Charleroi, London-Luton Seasonal: Liverpool

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} LFTW – Nîmes Garons (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 17 Nov 2011.
2. ^ ^{a b} (French) Aéroport de Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes, official site
3. ^ ^{a b} (French) Aéroport de Nîmes-Arles-Camargue at Union des Aéroports Français
4. ^ Airport information for LFTW from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
5. ^ Airport information for FNI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

External links

Media related to Nîmes - Garons Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• (French) Personal site on the naval base
• Current weather for LFTW - Nimes / Garons, France at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for FNI / LFTW - Nîmes-Garons Airport at Aviation Safety Network