About The Airport
MPL is ideally located in Southern France, halfway between Provence and Catalonia, gateway to a region where business and tourism are booming. Its catchment area is one of MPL airport's major asset. It is the 2nd largest in the South of France with 2.1 million pop. within 60’ drive time. Considerate as a city airport, MPL airport is only 8 km from the city of Montpellier.
With a good mix of Legacy and LCC, and 1.686 million passengers passed through gateway in 2025, MPL Airport achieved 87% recovery rate in 2025 vs 2019.
2026 will be a milestone year in terms of network development.
11 new destinations will be added to the existing network this year, bringing the total number of direct destinations to 44:
Malaga, Agadir, Tangier, Djerba with Transavia France
Dublin with Aer Lingus
Manchester with easyJet
Stockholm with Norwegian
Bordeaux, Madrid, Lanzarote, Tenerife with Volotea
The 2026 summer season also features a significant increase in flight frequencies to many destinations:
SWISS +1pw to Zurich
easyJet +1pw to Basel and London Gatwick
Royal Air Maroc +1 pw to Casablanca
Volotea +1pw to Ajaccio
Transavia France +1pw to Rabat and Marrakech
The portfolio of operating airlines will be growing to 14 with the return of Aer Lingus in the “land of flamingos”
MPL will be welcoming a second based airlines in the autumn : after Transavia France in 2019, Volotea has decided to make MPL its 20th base in Europe and 11th base in France .
If you are looking forward to a market potential :
- With low airport fees
- With no or reduced competition
- With VFR & Leisure driven traffic
- That offers a lot of opportunities in the business, leisure and incoming sector
- For attractive city pairs and unserved point to point service
- With success in developing sustainable routes by legacy & LCC carriers
MPL is the perfect airport for you.
MPL is a convenient, easy access, human size airport with 24/24 ATC, no curfew, no slot constraint, 25’ turnaround.
Through our partnership approach and cost control efforts, we are uniquely capable of offering low airport charges and providing medium term cost visibility for airlines.
Key facts & figures about Montpellier & MPL airport
- 7th biggest city in France
- 2.1+ million pop. within 60’
- 2nd largest catchment in south of France
- Gateway to the world largest vineyard and 8 UNESCO sites within 60' drivetime
- 2nd biggest bed capacity in hotel/camping in France
Facts and Figures
- List of Top 5 Airlines: Transavia France, Air France, Volotea, Air Arabia Maroc, easyJet
- Number of Serving Airlines: 14 scheduled airlines in 2026
- Number of Direct Destinations: 44 scheduled destinations in 2026
- Number of Terminals: 1 (2 halls)
- Number of Runways: 2
- Length of Main Runway (m): 2,600
- Passenger Numbers (mppa): 1,686,000 in 2025
- Ownership: 60% French state, 25% Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Herault, 12.5% Occitanie region , 1% Hérault county , 1% Pays de l'Or Agglomération , 0.5% Montpellier Méditerranée Métropolis
- Operational Opening Hours: 04:30-23:00
- Total Catchment Population: 2.1 million within 60' drive time
- Urban Population: 700,000 (Agglomeration of Montpellier), 1 million pop. (greater Montpellier)
- Aircraft Parking Stands: 8