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, MPL Airport have successfully achieved 93% recovery rate in 2024 vs 2019 : 1.797 million passengers, surpassing 2023 by 3%.
During Summer 25, one new airline : SWISS will join the list of flying to MPL airlines .
14 airlines will be operating flights to 36 schedules destinations of which 4 new routes : ZRH with SWISS, RNS with Volotea, BRU & BIA with Transavia 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, easyJet, Air Arabia Maroc
- Number of Serving Airlines: 14 scheduled airlines in Summer 2025
- Number of Direct Destinations: 36 scheduled destinations for Summer 2025
- Number of Terminals: 1 (2 halls)
- Number of Runways: 2
- Length of Main Runway (m): 2,600
- Passenger Numbers (mppa): 1,797,000 in 2024
- 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