Strasbourg Airport Explained

Nativename:Aéroport de Strasbourg
Strasbourg Airport
Iata:SXB
Icao:LFST
Type:Public
Opened:February 1923
City-Served:Strasbourg, France
Location:Entzheim
Elevation-M:154
Pushpin Label:LFST
Pushpin Label Position:top
R1-Length-F:7,874
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Metric-Rwy:y
Elevation-F:505
Pushpin Map:France Alsace#France
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alsace
Coordinates:48.5419°N 7.6344°W
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-M:2,400
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:1,297,177
Stat2-Header:Passenger traffic change
Stat2-Data: 7.4%
Footnotes:Source: French AIP, Aeroport.fr[1]

Strasbourg Airport (French: Aéroport de Strasbourg; German: Straßburg Flughafen; Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatian: D'r Strossburi(g) Flughàfa) is a minor international airport located in Entzheim and 10 km (6.2 miles) west-southwest of Strasbourg, both communes of the Bas-Rhin département in the Alsace région of France. In 2018 the airport served 1,297,177 passengers.[2]

Decline in airport passenger traffic

There was a decline in traffic after Ryanair suspended service in 2004 after a court declared that the airline had received illegal subsidies from the airport.[3]

After the opening of the first phase of the new LGV Est high-speed rail line from Paris to Strasbourg, there was a significant[4] reduction in plane usage, but since 2011, traffic at the airport has grown. However, Air France ceased to operate the route between Strasbourg and Paris-Charles de Gaulle on 2 April 2013, transferring passengers onto rail services operated as tgvair.[5] The opening of the second phase of the LGV Est in July 2016 further reduced travel time to Paris to 1:48 by train.[6]

Facilities

The airport consists of a single two-storey passenger terminal building. The ground floor features the check-in areas as well as the arrivals facilities with three baggage claim belts. The upper floor contains the international and domestic departure lounges and gates.[7] The terminal is equipped with four gates that have jet-bridges as well as some walk-boarding stands.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Strasbourg Airport:

Ground transportation

The airport is served by the Entzheim-Aéroport train station, on the line from Strasbourg to Molsheim.[8] The trip to Gare de Strasbourg takes 7 to 12 minutes.

Accidents and incidents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2018. aeroport.fr. 31 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Transports. Près de 1,3 million de passagers en 2018 à Strasbourg-Entzheim. dna.fr. FR-fr. 2019-08-02.
  3. Web site: USATODAY.com – Passenger traffic plunges at Strasbourg airport after Ryanair exit. USA Today.
  4. Web site: STRASBOURG AIRPORT Strasbourg International Airport sees a light at the end of the tunnel – . 25 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924003242/http://www.eturbonews.com/26917/strasbourg-international-airport-sees-light-end-tunnel . 24 September 2015 . dead .
  5. Web site: Dès avril, Air France " volera " en TGV Est . Dna.fr .
  6. Web site: Frankreich: Letzte Gleislücke auf der LGV Est européenne verschweißt.
  7. http://strasbourg.aeroport.fr/EN/Passengers/Passenger-guide/Terminal-map.html strasbourg.aeroport.fr – Terminal map
  8. https://m.ter.sncf.com/grand-est/se-deplacer/gares/entzheim-aeroport-87214528 Halte ferroviaire de Entzheim-Aéroport
  9. Web site: Rapport de la commission d'enquête sur l'accident survenu le 20 janvier 1992 près du Mont Sainte-Odile (Bas Rhin) à l'Airbus A 320 immatriculé F-GGED exploité par la compagnie Air Inter. Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. 14 April 2010. fr.