Toulouse Blagnac Airport Aéroport de Toulouse – Blagnac |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Toulouse | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||
Location | Blagnac | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 497 ft / 151 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°38′06″N 001°22′04″E / 43.63500°N 1.36778°ECoordinates: 43°38′06″N 001°22′04″E / 43.63500°N 1.36778°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | toulouse.aeroport.fr | ||||||||||||||
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Location of Midi-Pyrénées region in France |
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Location of airport in Midi-Pyrénées region | |||||||||||||||
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Passengers | 7,669,064 |
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Passenger traffic change | 2.0% |
Aircraft movements | 91,921 |
Aircraft movements change | 2.2% |
Toulouse Blagnac Airport or (French: Aéroport de Toulouse–Blagnac) (IATA: TLS, ICAO: LFBO) is an international airport located 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) west northwest of Toulouse, and partially in Blagnac, both communes of the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of France. In 2012, the airport served 7,559,350 passengers. As of April 2017, the airport features flights to 74 destinations mostly in Europe and Northern Africa with a few additional seasonal long-haul connections.
The airport resides at an elevation of 499 feet (152 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 14R/32L is 3,500 by 45 metres (11,483 ft × 148 ft) and 14L/32R is 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft). Both Airbus and ATR manufacture aircraft at nearby facilities and test them from the airport. A Concorde formerly operated by Air France with the registration F-BVFC is preserved at the Aeroscopia Museum near the airport.
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport S. A. is a limited liability company; the share capital is €148,000 and shareholders are the French government (60%); Toulouse Chamber of Commerce and Industry (25%); the Regional Council (5%); the Departmental Council (5%); and the Urban Area (5%). Toulouse–Blagnac Airport S.A. has authority to operate the airport until 2046 under a franchise agreement awarded by the French government.