NĂźmesâAlĂšsâCamargueâCĂ©vennes Airport AĂ©roport de NĂźmes-AlĂšs-Camargue-CĂ©vennes | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Edeis | ||||||||||
| Serves | NĂźmes, Gard, France | ||||||||||
| Location | Saint-Gilles / Garons | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 309 ft / 94 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°45âČ27âłN 004°24âČ59âłE / 43.75750°N 4.41639°E | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.nimes.aeroport.fr/ | ||||||||||
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NĂźmes Airport or NĂźmesâAlĂšsâCamargueâCĂ©vennes Airport (French: AĂ©roport de NĂźmes-AlĂšs-Camargue-CĂ©vennes [2] [3]) ( IATA: FNI, ICAO: LFTW) is an airport located 9 km (4.9 NM) south-southeast of the city of NĂźmes, [1] in the village of Saint-Gilles near Garons, France. It is also known as Garons Airport or NĂźmes Garons Airport. [1] The airport serves the Provence region, including the communes of NĂźmes and AlĂšs in the Gard department, the Camargue area and the CĂ©vennes.
It currently has some commercial services, operated by Irish carrier Ryanair, as well as serving as a naval air base. The French navy (Marine Nationale) pulled out some years ago. Their former facilities are now used by the Armee de Terre. The Securite Civile flying base, formerly at Marseille (LFML), has moved to Garons.
Facilities
The airport is 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 ft Ă 148 ft). [1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at NĂźmesâAlĂšsâCamargueâCĂ©vennes Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Ryanair |
Charleroi,
Fes,
Marrakesh,
Porto
[6] Seasonal: Dublin, [7] LondonâStansted |
Statistics
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Controversy
In April 2012, the European Commission announced that it had launched an in-depth investigation into the financial arrangements that NĂźmes Airport had with public authorities and Ryanair. The investigation would determine if public subsidies given to the airport, as well as rebates and marketing agreements with Ryanair, breached EU rules on state aid. The Commission announced that it would examine the following issues: [8]
- whether public subsidies of over âŹ2 million and cash advances totalling over âŹ9 million received by the Chamber of Commerce between 2000 and 2006 and public subsidies received by Veolia Transport since 2007 covered their ordinary operating expenses as airport operators, thereby giving them an undue economic advantage over competitors.
- whether agreements (such as marketing support contracts and discounts on airport charges) between the airport operators and Ryanair would have been contracted by a market economy investor and, if not, Ryanair would have been receiving an undue economic advantage that its competitors do not enjoy.
- whether part of the aid received by the airport operators had been passed on to Ryanair.
In response to the announcement, Ryanair maintained that its 'arrangements with all EU airports comply with competition rules'. [9]
References
- ^ a b c d LFTW â NĂźmes Garons. AIP from French Service d'information aĂ©ronautique, effective 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b (in French) AĂ©roport de NĂźmes-AlĂšs-Camargue-CĂ©vennes, official site
- ^ a b (in French) Aéroport de Nßmes-Arles-Camargue Archived 25 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine at Union des Aéroports Français
- ^ Airport information for LFTW [usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for FNI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Ryanair abre 18 novas rotas em 2023 no Porto e em Faro devido a descida das taxas".
- ^ "Ryanair confirms largest Dublin airport summer schedule".
- ^ European Commission Press Release: State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation into potential state aid at NĂźmes airport in France
- ^ Financial Times: Brussels opens its 18th Ryanair probe
External links
Media related to
NĂźmes - Garons Airport at Wikimedia Commons
