Roland Garros Airport

20°53′24″S 055°30′59″E / 20.89000°S 55.51639°E / -20.89000; 55.51639

Roland Garros Airport
Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesSaint-Denis, Réunion, France
Hub forAir Austral
Elevation AMSL20 m / 66 ft
Coordinates20°53′24″S 055°30′59″E / 20.89000°S 55.51639°E / -20.89000; 55.51639
Websitereunion.aeroport.fr
Map
RUN is located in Réunion
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Location of airport in Réunion
RUN is located in Indian Ocean
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RUN (Indian Ocean)
RUN is located in Africa
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
14/32 2,670 8,760 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers2,689,954
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 14.7%
Aircraft movements32,900
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 8.0%
Source : Aeroport.fr,[1] French AIP,[2] DAFIF,[3][4] Statistics[5]

Roland Garros Airport (French: Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros) (IATA: RUN, ICAO: FMEE), formerly known as Gillot Airport, is an international airport located in Sainte-Marie on Réunion, France.[6] The airport is 7 kilometres (3.8 NM) east[2] of Saint-Denis; it is named after the French aviator Roland Garros, who was born in Saint-Denis.

Overview

Terminal gates
Terminal
Check-in counters

Roland Garros Airport is the hub of Air Austral and served 2,293,042 passengers in 2017 (8.8% more than in 2016).[7] Air Austral also has its head office on the airport property.[8] When Air Bourbon existed until 2004, its head office also was on the airport property.[9] The airport is at an elevation of 20 m (66 ft) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 3,200 by 45 metres (10,499 ft × 148 ft) and 14/32 measuring 2,670 by 45 metres (8,760 ft × 148 ft).[3]

It operates the world's three longest domestic flight routes; to Paris (Charles De Gaulle and Orly) and to Marseille.[10]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Austral Antananarivo,[11] Antsiranana,[12] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[13] Dzaoudzi,[14] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo,[12] Mauritius,[12] Moroni,[12] Nosy Be,[12] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[15] Toamasina[16]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle[17]
Air Mauritius Mauritius[18]
Corsair International Antananarivo,[19] Dzaoudzi,[20] Marseille,[21] Paris–Orly,[22] Toulouse (begins 15 June 2026)[23]
Ewa Air Dzaoudzi[24]
French Bee Paris–Orly[25]
IndiGo Chennai[26]

Ground transport

It was once planned to construct a Réunion Tram Train to link the airport to the capital Saint-Denis and Saint-Paul, but plans for the construction were abandoned in 2013.

See also

  • Pierrefonds Airport

References

  1. ^ "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2014" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2016.,
  2. ^ a b FMEE – SAINT DENIS GILLOT. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 16 April 2026.
  3. ^ a b Airport information for FMEE from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  4. ^ "Airport information for RUN". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  5. ^ "Aéroport Roland Garros - Le trafic a progressé de 7,9% en 2018" (PDF). www.reunion.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Géographie Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sainte-Marie. Retrieved on 7 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Trafic aérien record à La Réunion : 2,3 millions de passagers en 2017". Air Journal (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  8. ^ "Legal notices." Air Austral. Retrieved on 7 9 September 2010. "Air Austral Anonymous company with executive board and supervisory board With a capital of 19 206 900€ Roland Garros Airport area 97438 Sainte Marie or BP 611 - 97472 Saint-Denis Cedex."
  9. ^ "Contact." Air Bourbon. 19 June 2004. Retrieved on 10 July 2010.
  10. ^ "All arlines flying from Orly, Paris to Saint-Denis, Reunion". FlightMapper.net.
  11. ^ Citrinot, Luc (13 October 2025). "Madagascar temporarily in isolation". Business travel. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Air Austral dévoile son programme des vols été 2025 et renforce sa liaison Réunion-Bangkok" (in French). 2 April 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  13. ^ Citrinot, Luc (31 October 2025). "Air Austral and Aircalin set up a Réunion-Nouméa air bridge in Bangkok". Business travel. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Vol Réunion-Mayotte : fissure et atterrissage d'urgence" (in French). 16 November 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  15. ^ Saintomer, Mathieu (16 January 2024). "Air Austral : la compagnie dévoile son programme de vols du 16 au 18 janvier" (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  16. ^ Blancmont, Thierry (9 March 2024). "Air Austral annonce une réduction de son programme des vols pour l'été 2024 | Air Journal". Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  17. ^ "Air France flight AF652 returned to Paris after pilots declared an emergency". AIRLIVE. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  18. ^ Irlepenne, Samuel (6 February 2026). "Aéroport La Réunion Roland Garros : un trafic record en 2025 avec +4 % de passagers". Zinfos974 (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  19. ^ Nethersole, Ella (19 September 2025). "Madagascar Airlines, Corsair Deepen Commercial Ties". Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  20. ^ Citrinot, Luc (2 May 2025). "Mayotte: the will to rebuild tourism". Business travel. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  21. ^ Citrinot, Luc (16 April 2021). "New destinations for Marseille airport this summer". Business travel. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  22. ^ "Codeshare between Corsair and Madagascar Airlines". Meeting Leader. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  23. ^ "Réunion Roland Garros Airport saw record 2025 passengers traffic growth". TravelMole. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  24. ^ "EWA ON THE MAYOTTE-REUNION LINE". Meeting Leader. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  25. ^ Derby, Kevin (17 October 2024). "French Bee Launching New Flights from Paris to Montreal with A350". Aviation A2Z. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  26. ^ "IndiGo announces direct Chennai–Réunion Island flights from April 29". Travel Trade Journal. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

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