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Roland Garros Airport

Sainte-Marie, Réunion

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FMEE

Elevation

66 ft

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Location

Sainte-Marie · SD · Réunion

Connectivity

19 routes · 13 destinations

Position

-20.890°, 55.519° · 66 ft elev.

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Réunion's primary international gateway in the Indian Ocean.

Opened

1946

Location

Sainte-Marie, Réunion

Roland Garros Airport (IATA: RUN, ICAO: FMEE) is the main international airport serving the French overseas territory of Réunion, located near Sainte-Marie on the northeastern coast of the island. It is named after Roland Garros, the pioneering French aviator and World War I fighter ace who was born in Réunion in 1888. The airport handles the majority of Réunion's air traffic, connecting the island to metropolitan France, other Indian Ocean islands, and various international destinations. Air Austral, the regional carrier headquartered in Réunion, uses it as its primary hub. As an overseas department of France, Réunion's airport operates under French and European aviation standards. The facility has undergone various upgrades to accommodate growing passenger numbers and modern wide-body aircraft serving long-haul routes to mainland France.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling both domestic and international flights.

Getting to & from

Ground transport from the airport to Saint-Denis and other parts of the island is available via taxis, rental cars, and bus services.

Airlines here

Major airlines operating here include Air Austral (hub), Air France, Corsair International, and various regional carriers serving Indian Ocean destinations.

Notable facts

›Named after Roland Garros, aviator and native son of Réunion born in Saint-Denis in 1888.
›Roland Garros is also the namesake of the famous French Open tennis stadium in Paris.
›The airport is located approximately 10 km from Réunion's capital city, Saint-Denis.
›Air Austral, based at this airport, operates flights across the Indian Ocean and to mainland France.
›Réunion is an overseas department of France, so the airport falls under EU aviation regulations.

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Route map (13 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

RUN → MRUAF · 319 343 AT7 332

RUN → ORYAF · 77W

RUN → SMSMD · AT5 AT7

RUN → TNRMD · 733

RUN → DIEMD · 733

RUN → MRUMK · 319 343 AT7 332

RUN → MRSSE · 332 333

RUN → ORYSS · 744

RUN → MRUSS · 744

RUN → ORYTX · 747

RUN → HAHUU · 738

RUN → MAAUU · 738

RUN → MRUUU · AT7 738 77W

RUN → CDGUU · 77W 77L

RUN → DZAUU · 738 77L

RUN → JNBUU · 738

RUN → TNRUU · 738 AT7

RUN → TMMUU · AT7

RUN → NOSUU · 738

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 737-8007 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 726 routes Airbus A330-2003 routes Boeing 777-300ER3 routes Airbus A3192 routes Airbus A340-3002 routes Boeing 737-3002 routes Boeing 747-4002 routes Boeing 777-200LR2 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-5001 routes Airbus A330-3001 routes Boeing 7471 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Roland Garros Airport, formerly known as Gillot Airport, is an international airport located in Sainte-Marie on Réunion, France. The airport is 7 kilometres (3.8 NM) east of Saint-Denis; it is named after the French aviator Roland Garros, who was born in Saint-Denis.

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