La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport Explained

The International Airport of the Golfe of Saint Tropez  – Saint-Tropez Airport
Iata:LTT
Icao:LFTZ
Type:Public
Operator:S.A Aéroport du Golfe de Saint-Tropez
City-Served:Saint-Tropez, France
Location:La Môle
Elevation-F:59
Elevation-M:18
Coordinates:43.2064°N 6.4825°W
Pushpin Map:France Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#France
Pushpin Label:LFTZ
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:06/24
R1-Length-M:1,180
R1-Length-F:3,871
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: AIP France, UAF[1]

The Airport of the Golfe of Saint Tropez (Aéroport du Golfe de Saint Tropez,) is an airport located in La Môle, 15km (09miles) southwest of Saint-Tropez, in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur (ACA) announced July 26, 2013 it has acquired 99.9% of shares of AGST (Saint-Tropez Airport), previously owned by the Reybier group for the past 15 years.[2]

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 59feet above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 06/24 (QFU 062° / 242°) which measures 1180mx30mm (3,870feetx100feetm) with illuminated signs and a parallel taxiway. It is equipped with a PAPI.

The airport buildings comprise a terminal building with a floor area of 750 m2 featuring a bar, a hangar of 1,200 m2, a gas station for Avgas aviation fuel and a weather station. It is suitable for the disabled and has parking for 100 cars.[3] [4]

The terminal can handle up to 40,000 passengers per year. It is open to domestic civilian traffic; international service is possible on request 24 hours in advance. The main working hours are from 0700h to 1900 and on request from sunrise to sunset. It is not equipped to operate at night due to the lack of runway lights.

Additional information

Service AFIS available frequency 118.125: November–March: 0800-1100, 1200-1600 UTC and from April to October: 0630-1700 UTC. Other on request.[5]

In 2006, it handled 7,197 passenger flights, including 5,847 international and 6,898 freight movements. In 2002, passenger flights accounted for 15,049 movements and freight movements 6146 .[6] [7]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/la-mole-saint-tropez.php Aéroport de La Môle - Saint-Tropez (LTT / LFTZ)
  2. Web site: Press release . 2013-08-01 . 2013-08-01 . https://archive.today/20130801141231/http://corporate.nice.aeroport.fr/Who-are-we/Latest-news2/Cote-d-Azur-Airports-announces-acquisition-of-Gulf-of-Saint-Tropez-Airport-Aeroports . dead .
  3. Web site: Aéroport la Môle : Liste des aéroports de France, parking aéroport de la Môle - Saint-Tropez . 2010-03-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100129152942/http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/la-mole-saint-tropez.php . 2010-01-29 .
  4. [:fr:Aéroport de La Môle - Saint-Tropez]
  5. Carte VAC du 25/10/07 en vigueur au 08/05/2008
  6. Web site: Aéroport la Môle : Liste des aéroports de France, parking aéroport de la Môle - Saint-Tropez . 2012-05-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510114313/http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/stats-la-mole-saint-tropez.php . 2012-05-10 .
  7. Web site: Aéroport la Môle : Liste des aéroports de France, parking aéroport de la Môle - Saint-Tropez . www.aeroport.fr . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110223134050/http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/stats-la-mole-saint-tropez.php . 23 February 2011 . dead.