Saint-Nazaire Montoir Airport

Saint-Nazaire Montoir Airport (In French: Aéroport de Saint-Nazaire Montoir) (IATA: SNR, ICAO: LFRZ)[1] also referred to as Aéroport de Gron is a primary commercial airport that serves Saint-Nazaire.[2]

Saint-Nazaire Montoir Airport

Aéroport de Saint-Nazaire - Montoir
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorVinci Airports
ServesSaint-Nazaire, France
LocationLoire-Atlantique, France
Elevation AMSL13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates47°18′38″N 02°09′24″W
Maps

The Pays de la Loire region within France
LFRZ
Location of the airport in Pays de la Loire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,400 7,874 Asphalt

The airport operates scheduled passenger flights with Air France operated by HOP! using ATR 42 aircraft as well as scheduled cargo flights by Airbus Transport International. The airport is home to aircraft manufacturer Airbus which produces aircraft parts on premises and then ships them to Toulouse and other locations for assembly. Airbus also uses the airport for testing aircraft, which happens multiple times monthly, the airport is able to handle aircraft as large as an Airbus A380 in the early 2000s Airbus made significant airport upgrades with A380 testing in mind. Other aircraft tested at SNR are A350s, A330s and A320s/A319s/A321s.[3][4][5]

The airport has one 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) long runway and is owned and operated by Vinci Airports. The group owns airports all over the world but primarily in Europe. They purchased the airport from the city in 2005.[6]

Facilities and Aircraft

Facilities

SNR is located just north of the Loire river. The airport has a terminal building of about 800 square feet (74 m2) and can handle 90 passengers at a time. The airport has one asphalt runway 07/25 which is 7,874 feet (2,400 m) long. The airports aircraft parking area is 178,000 square feet (16,500 m2) and can handle five Boeing 737s at a time. The airport is also home to SkyTraining Flight School and Aviation Center which is located on the other side of the passenger terminal.[7]

Aircraft
A HOP! ATR 42
  • HOP! operates ATR 42–300 twin-turboprop aircraft daily.
  • Airbus Transport International operates Airbus A300-600ST aircraft. Also referred to as the Beluga is a super cargo transporter aircraft that operates from SNR to destinations around Europe.[8]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Air France / HOP! Charter: Nantes, Toulouse[9]

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Airbus Transport International Toulouse–Blagnac

Statistics

Reference[10]

See also

References
  1. "Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port : Montoir Gron, les ailes de l'avenir". www.nantes.port.fr. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  2. "Airbus Gron ressort la truelle . Info - Saint-Nazaire.maville.com". www.saint-nazaire.maville.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  3. "Décret des aérodromes autorisés". légifrance.
  4. "Airbus.com Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer". airbus (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  5. "Aéroport de Gron : près de 10 M€ de travaux en 2017". L'Echo de la Presqu'île (in French). Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  6. "Statistiques Fret des aéroports en France (2016)". fr.statista.com (in French). 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  7. "Le balisage de l'aéroport Saint-Nazaire – Montoir va évoluer". Breizh-info.com, Actualité, Bretagne, information, politique. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  8. "Transport aérien > IMAGE. Le Beluga d'Airbus célèbre ses 20 ans". www.wk-transport-logistique.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  9. "Les Bases Hélicoptère de la Gendarmerie Nationale - Helico-Fascination". www.helico-fascination.com (in French). Design: Wolfgang (www.1-2-3-4.info) / Modified: Matthieu Marcillaud pour CMS. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  10. "Saint-Nazaire Montoir airport - VINCI Airports". Vinci Airports. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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