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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Statistics (2015) | |||||||||||||||
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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 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 Midi-Pyrénées region of France. In 2012, the airport served 7,559,350 passengers.
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 assemble aircraft at nearby facilities and test them from the airport. An Air France Concorde registered F-BVFC is preserved at the Aeroscopia Museum near the airport.
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport has been a limited liability company with a capital of 148,000 Euros since 23 March 2007. Shareholders include 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. operates under a franchise agreement granted by the French government until 2046.
Since April 2015, the tram line T2 connects Toulouse city center with the airport every 15 minutes. The tram connects with metro ligne A at Arènes and metro ligne B at Palais de Justice.