Nîmes Airport or Nîmes–Alès–Camargue–Cévennes Airport (French: Aéroport de Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes[2][3]) (IATA: FNI, ICAO: LFTW) is an airport located 9 km (4.9 NM) south-southeast of the city of Nîmes,[1] in the village of Saint-Gilles near Garons, France. It is also known as Garons Airport or Nîmes Garons Airport.[1] The airport serves the Provence region, including the communes of Nîmes and Alès in the Garddepartment, the Camargue area and the Cévennes.
It currently has some commercial services, operated by Irish carrier Ryanair, as well as serving as a naval air base. The French navy (Marine Nationale) pulled out some years ago. Their former facilities are now used by the Armee de Terre. The Securite Civile flying base, formerly at Marseille (LFML), has moved to Garons.
The airport is at an elevation of 309 feet (94 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 18/36 which measures 2,443 by 45 metres (8,015 ft × 148 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinationsEdit
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Nîmes–Alès–Camargue–Cévennes Airport:
Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues.
Annual passenger traffic at FNI airport. See Wikidata query.
ControversyEdit
In April 2012, the European Commission announced that it had launched an in-depth investigation into the financial arrangements that Nîmes Airport had with public authorities and Ryanair. The investigation would determine if public subsidies given to the airport, as well as rebates and marketing agreements with Ryanair, breached EU rules on state aid. The Commission announced that it would examine the following issues:[9]
whether public subsidies of over €2 million and cash advances totalling over €9 million received by the Chamber of Commerce between 2000 and 2006 and public subsidies received by Veolia Transport since 2007 covered their ordinary operating expenses as airport operators, thereby giving them an undue economic advantage over competitors.
whether agreements (such as marketing support contracts and discounts on airport charges) between the airport operators and Ryanair would have been contracted by a market economy investor and, if not, Ryanair would have been receiving an undue economic advantage that its competitors do not enjoy.
whether part of the aid received by the airport operators had been passed on to Ryanair.
In response to the announcement, Ryanair maintained that its 'arrangements with all EU airports comply with competition rules'.[10]
nîmes, alès, camargue, cévennes, airport, nîmes, airport, french, aéroport, nîmes, alès, camargue, cévennes, iata, icao, lftw, airport, located, south, southeast, city, nîmes, village, saint, gilles, near, garons, france, also, known, garons, airport, nîmes, g. Nimes Airport or Nimes Ales Camargue Cevennes Airport French Aeroport de Nimes Ales Camargue Cevennes 2 3 IATA FNI ICAO LFTW is an airport located 9 km 4 9 NM south southeast of the city of Nimes 1 in the village of Saint Gilles near Garons France It is also known as Garons Airport or Nimes Garons Airport 1 The airport serves the Provence region including the communes of Nimes and Ales in the Gard department the Camargue area and the Cevennes Nimes Ales Camargue Cevennes AirportAeroport de Nimes Ales Camargue CevennesIATA FNIICAO LFTWSummaryAirport typePublic militaryOperatorEdeisServesNimes Gard FranceLocationSaint Gilles GaronsElevation AMSL309 ft 94 mCoordinates43 45 27 N 004 24 59 E 43 75750 N 4 41639 E 43 75750 4 41639Websitehttps www nimes aeroport fr MapLFTWLocation of airport in Occitanie regionRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft18 36 2 443 8 015 ConcreteStatistics 2014 Passengers207 553Passenger change 13 146 3 Sources AIP 1 Airport 2 UAF 3 DAFIF 4 5 It currently has some commercial services operated by Irish carrier Ryanair as well as serving as a naval air base The French navy Marine Nationale pulled out some years ago Their former facilities are now used by the Armee de Terre The Securite Civile flying base formerly at Marseille LFML has moved to Garons Contents 1 Facilities 2 Airlines and destinations 3 Statistics 4 Controversy 5 References 6 External linksFacilities EditThe airport is at an elevation of 309 feet 94 m above mean sea level It has one paved runway designated 18 36 which measures 2 443 by 45 metres 8 015 ft 148 ft 1 Airlines and destinations EditThe following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Nimes Ales Camargue Cevennes Airport AirlinesDestinationsRyanairCharleroi Fes Marrakesh Porto 6 Seasonal Dublin 7 Edinburgh 8 London StanstedStatistics EditGraphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Annual passenger traffic at FNI airport See Wikidata query Controversy EditIn April 2012 the European Commission announced that it had launched an in depth investigation into the financial arrangements that Nimes Airport had with public authorities and Ryanair The investigation would determine if public subsidies given to the airport as well as rebates and marketing agreements with Ryanair breached EU rules on state aid The Commission announced that it would examine the following issues 9 whether public subsidies of over 2 million and cash advances totalling over 9 million received by the Chamber of Commerce between 2000 and 2006 and public subsidies received by Veolia Transport since 2007 covered their ordinary operating expenses as airport operators thereby giving them an undue economic advantage over competitors whether agreements such as marketing support contracts and discounts on airport charges between the airport operators and Ryanair would have been contracted by a market economy investor and if not Ryanair would have been receiving an undue economic advantage that its competitors do not enjoy whether part of the aid received by the airport operators had been passed on to Ryanair In response to the announcement Ryanair maintained that its arrangements with all EU airports comply with competition rules 10 References Edit a b c d LFTW Nimes Garons AIP from French Service d information aeronautique effective 5 October 2023 a b in French Aeroport de Nimes Ales Camargue Cevennes official site a b in French Aeroport de Nimes Arles Camargue Archived 25 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine at Union des Aeroports Francais Airport information for LFTW from DAFIF effective October 2006 Airport information for FNI at Great Circle Mapper Source DAFIF effective October 2006 Ryanair abre 18 novas rotas em 2023 no Porto e em Faro devido a descida das taxas Ryanair confirms largest Dublin airport summer schedule Ryanair adds eight summer routes from Edinburgh airport European Commission Press Release State aid Commission opens in depth investigation into potential state aid at Nimes airport in France Financial Times Brussels opens its 18th Ryanair probeExternal links Edit nbsp Media related to Nimes Garons Airport at Wikimedia Commons in French Nimes Airport Website in French Personal site on the naval base Current weather for LFTW Nimes Garons France at NOAA NWS Accident history for FNI LFTW Nimes Garons Airport at Aviation Safety NetworkPortals nbsp France nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nimes Ales Camargue Cevennes Airport amp oldid 1153198921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
