What is the abbreviation for Nantes Airport?
Nantes Atlantique Airport ( IATA: NTE, ICAO: LFRS) ( French: Aéroport Nantes Atlantique, formerly known as Aéroport Château Bougon) is an international airport serving Nantes, France. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the city, in Bouguenais. The airport is operated by the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Nantes.
Why choose Nantes Atlantique Airport?
As the largest airport in the Greater West and the 6th largest regional airport in France, Nantes Atlantique airport has experienced a constant and steady growth in traffic of 91% from 2011 to 2019, which represents the strongest growth of any French regional airport.
What is the capacity of Nantes Airport?
The airport is operated by the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Nantes. It is currently the third largest airport in the west of France (after Toulouse-Blagnac and Bordeaux-Mérignac ), with a maximum capacity of three million passengers a year. In 2019, the airport handled 7,221,000 passengers, an increase of 16.6% compared to 2018.
Where can I fly from Nantes Airport?
There are intercontinental flights operating from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) between Nantes and Canada, the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle-East.
Where is Nantes Atlantique Airport?
Nantes Atlantique Airport is an international airport serving the traffic of Nantes and surrounding area in France. It is situated in Bouguenais, 8km southwest of the city centre. At the moment it is the largest airport in western France. In 2017 it handled more than 5.4 million passengers.
How many passengers did Nantes airport handle in 2019?
In 2019, the airport handled 7,221,000 passengers, an increase of 16.6% compared to 2018. Nantes airport owes its origins to a military airfield, conceived in 1928 on part of the current site.
How to get from Nantes Airport to Nantes?
Airport shuttle The Navette Aéroport bus connects the airport with the city centre in Nantes. The service is also known under the name of Tan Air. The shuttle runs every 20 min from Monday to Saturday (on Sundays and holidays every half an hour).