Marseille Provence Airport

With 7.4 million passengers in 2011, Marseille Provence Airport has been consolidating its fast growing traffic, which has increased by 20% since 2006.

2012 will see a continuation of this quick growth, with an additional 12% of increase in passenger volume expected, creating an all time high of 8.3 million passengers. Consequently, 1 million extra passengers will be travelling through Marseille Provence Airport this year, and 33 new scheduled routes - which were not operated in summer 2011 - have been announced for 2012 to domestic, European, North African and Middle Eastern destinations.

Having seen 53,000 tons of air cargo in 2011, Marseille Provence has reached a new record level, reinforcing its position as a leading provincial airport. In addition, cargo traffic has grown by 30% over the past five years.

Marseille Provence Airport is ranked as the number three French regional airport in terms of passenger traffic, and number one in terms of cargo volume.

Pictures : C. Moirenc

Number of Terminals:

2 terminals : mp1 (3 halls) & mp2 (LCCT)

Urban population:

1.6 million (Marseille-Aix)

Total Catchment Population:

6.42 million (French Ntl Statistics Office)

Number of Runways:

2

Length of main runway (m):

3500

Operational Opening Hours:

24h / 7 days

Ownership:

Marseille Provence Chamber of Commerce

Number of Direct Destinations:

101 destinations (Summer 2012)

List of Top 5 airlines:

Air France / Ryanair / Air Corsica / Lufthansa / Air Algérie

Passenger Numbers (mppa):

7.36 million (2011)

Cargo Tonnes (p.a.):

53 019 tons (2011)

Number of Serving Airlines:

28 scheduled airlines

Aircraft Parking Stands:

53