| Marseille Provence Airport | |
| Nativename: | Aéroport Marseille-Provence |
| Image2-Width: | 250 |
| Iata: | MRS |
| Icao: | LFML |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Marseille Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| City-Served: | Marseille |
| Location: | Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Elevation-F: | 70 |
| Elevation-M: | 21 |
| Pushpin Map: | France Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#France |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Airport in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region |
| Pushpin Label: | LFML |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Coordinates: | 43.4367°N 5.215°W |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 13L/31R |
| R1-Length-M: | 3,500 |
| R1-Length-F: | 11,483 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 13R/31L |
| R2-Length-M: | 2,370 |
| R2-Length-F: | 7,776 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2023 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 10,800,254 |
| Stat2-Header: | Passenger change 22-23 |
| Stat2-Data: | 18.1% |
| Stat3-Header: | Freight (tons) |
| Stat3-Data: | 56,132 |
| Footnotes: | Sources: French [1] |
Marseille Provence Airport is an international airport located 27 km (17 miles) northwest of Marseille, on the territory of Marignane, both communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The airport's hinterland goes from Gap to Arles and from Toulon to Avignon.
Formerly known as Marseille–Marignane Airport, it has been managed since 1934 by the Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).[2]
In the 1920s and 1930s, Marignane was one of France's main points of operation for flying boats. It even briefly served as a terminal for Pan American World Airways Clipper flying boats.[3] Other flying boat operators were Aéropostale and Air Union, the latter moving over from Antibes in 1931. Marignane was also a production site for hydroplanes by Lioré et Olivier.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry describes turning back to Marignane airport with a fuel leak in chapter 8 of Wind, Sand and Stars, before setting out again for Tunis, and the fateful event that informed his later description of the crash-landing in his best-known book, The Little Prince.
In September 2006, the airport opened its new terminal MP2 for budget airlines. In 2013, the airport expanded its shopping and dining options, with 30 new shops and restaurants, among which is the first Burger King restaurant in France since 1997.[4] [5]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Marseille Provence Airport:
It is the fifth busiest French airport by passenger traffic and third largest for cargo traffic.[6] In 2012, the airport achieved the fourth highest European passenger traffic growth, at 12.7% with 8,295,479 passengers.[7] Marseille Provence Airport serves as a focus city for Air France. In summer 2013, the airport served 132 regular destinations, the largest offer in France after the Parisian airports.[8]
The airport is served by the Vitrolles Marseille Provence Airport rail station on the TER network. A public bus runs between the airport and the station.