Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport

Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport or Aéroport de Metz–Nancy–Lorraine (IATA: ETZ, ICAO: LFJL) is an airport serving the Lorraine région of France. It is located in Goin, 16.5 km southeast of Metz,[1] (both communes of the Moselle département) and north of Nancy (a commune of Meurthe-et-Moselle). It opened to the public on October 28, 1991 and replaced Nancy–Essey and Metz–Frescaty airports.

Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport

Aéroport de Metz-Nancy-Lorraine
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorG.I.G.A.L. (Groupement Intercommunal de Gestion de l'Aéroport Lorrain)
ServesMetz and Nancy, France
Elevation AMSL870 ft / 265 m
Coordinates48°58′42″N 006°14′48″E
Websitemetz-nancy-lorraine.aeroport.fr
Maps

Lorraine region in France
LFJL
Location of the airport in Lorraine
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,050 10,006 Paved
Statistics (2014)
Passengers245,781
Passenger Change 13-141.1%
Sources: French AIP[1]

Infrastructure

The airport is open 24/7. The runway was lengthened to 3050 m and refurbished in mid-2006 to be able to handle all types of large aircraft. The terminal building is about 7500 square metres and could accommodate up to 500,000 passengers per year with 14 check-in desks, 2 gates (a third one will be added soon) and 2 luggage claim belts. The cargo terminal is 3,600 square metres and could handle up to 60,000 tonnes of freight per year. The airport was a regional hub for DHL from 2000 to 2006, with flights to Toulouse, Nice, Marseilles, Cologne, Brussels, Paris, Vitoria and East-Midlands.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal: Heraklion
Air Algérie Algiers
Seasonal: Constantine, Oran
Air France Seasonal: Calvi[2]
Air France Hop Seasonal: Bastia, Figari
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Agadir, Casablanca, Marrakech
Seasonal charter: Athens, Burgas, Cagliari, Djerba, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Olbia, Palma de Mallorca
Twin Jet Marseille, Toulouse, Lyon

Statistics
YearPassengersFreight
1998288,2093,410
1999322,5013,206
2000352,6268,521
2001331,26619,684
2002302,84918,994
2003294,73117,359
2004326,3249,030
2005356,8151,219
2006340,242633
2007344,91336
2008291,006144
2009263,00051
2010254,20469
2011279,03044
2012280,743
2013242,995
2014245,781

Ground transportation

A shuttle bus to Nancy and Metz meets every departing and arriving flight. The journey takes about 30 minutes and costs 8 euros.

References
  1. LFJL – Metz Nancy Lorraine. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 28 January 2021.
  2. Liu, Jim. "Air France S20 Short-Haul Network additions as of 28JAN20". Routesonline. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

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