Bordeaux Airport Information


Airport type	Public / Military
Location	Mérignac, France
Serves	Bordeaux, France

Bordeaux Airport is an airport serving the French city of Bordeaux. It is located in the town of Mérignac, 6 miles (10 km) west of Bordeaux, within the département of Gironde. In 2009, the airport served 3,300,000 travellers. It is ranked 6th in France as a destination for passengers.

The airport operates on a two hall basis, within a single terminal.

In the medium-term, there are plans for the tramway system to link the airport with the city centre.

In addition to almost a flight per hour to Paris and daily flights to the major French cities, the airport offers daily and weekly flights to a large number of European and international destinations.

General Charles de Gaulle took off from the airport to travel to London in 1940. The following day he made the call of June 18th (Appeal of 18 June).

During the early years of the Cold War, Bordeaux-Mérignac was a front-line NATO facility for the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). As well as its civil use, the French Air Force designated Mérignac Air Base BA 106, and it has been used in its strategic air force.

As a consequence of the temporary closure of the Cazaux military base, the civil authorities have been forced to share the runway with the French Army since November 2005.