Chambéry Airport or Chambéry-Savoie Airport (French: Aéroport de Chambéry - Savoie-Mont-Blanc) (IATA: CMF, ICAO: LFLB), also known as Chambéry Aix-les-Bains Airport, is a small international airport near Chambéry, a commune in Savoy, France. Commercial activities started at the airport in 1960.[2]

Chambéry Airport

Aéroport de Chambéry - Savoie-Mont-Blanc
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerConseil départemental de la Savoie (100%)
OperatorVinci Airports
ServesChambéry, France
LocationVoglans, La Motte-Servolex, Le Bourget-du-Lac, Viviers-du-Lac
Built1938
Elevation AMSL234 m / 768 ft
Coordinates45°38′24″N 05°52′52″E / 45.64000°N 5.88111°E / 45.64000; 5.88111
Websitechambery-airport.com
Maps
Location of Rhône-Alpes region in France
Location of Rhône-Alpes region in France
LFLB is located in Rhône-Alpes
LFLB
LFLB
Location of airport in Rhône-Alpes region
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,020 6,627 Asphalt
18/36 700 2,297 Grass
Statistics (2016)
Passengers212,018
Passenger change 15–16Decrease 1.5%
Aircraft movements30,282
Movements change 15–16Decrease 9.9%
Source: French AIP[1]

Facilities edit

 
The airport, at the southern end of Lake Bourget.

The airport is at an elevation of 234 metres (768 ft) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated which measures 2,020 by 45 metres (6,627 ft × 148 ft). It also has a parallel unpaved runway with a grass surface measuring 700 by 60 metres (2,297 ft × 197 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

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

AirlinesDestinations
British Airways[3] Seasonal: London–City, Southampton, Edinburgh
Jet2.com[4] Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh,[5] Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester
TUI Airways[6] Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin,[7] East Midlands, Edinburgh,[8] Exeter, Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Stansted,[9] Manchester

Airport statistics edit

Annual passenger traffic at CMF airport. See Wikidata query.
Number of passengers Percentage change Number of movements
1997 77,798
1998 80,749   3.8%
1999 109,262   35.3%
2000 114,144   4.5% 44,675
2001 121,958   6.8% 41,660
2002 141,502   16% 40,169
2003 137,169   3.1% 37,488
2004 180,813   31.8% 37,047
2005 194,849   7.8% 39,867
2006 194,827   0% 40,315
2007 231,843   19% 33,141
2008 270,632   16.7% 32,822
2009 258,783   4.4% 33,954
2010 231,820   10.4% 34,805
2011 233,749   0.8% 36,871
2012 228,291   2.3% 37,872
2013 218,120   4.5% 31,846
2014 225,913   3.6% 30,280
2015 215,216   4.7% 33,597
2016 212,018   1.5% 30,282
Source: Union des Aéroports Français (UAF)[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b LFLB – CHAMBERY AIX LES BAINS. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ "History – Chambéry Savoie Airport". Chambery-airport.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ chambery-airport.com - London retrieved 29 May 2022
  4. ^ "Jet2 ramps up ski capacity for next winter".
  5. ^ "Major expansion at Edinburgh Airport - new routes, additional capacity and extra aircraft". Jet2.com. 7 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Flights". crystalski.co.uk.
  7. ^ "TUI Airways NW23 Ireland Network Additions".
  8. ^ Liu, Jim (2 September 2020). "TUI Airways adds Edinburgh – Chambery service from late-Dec 2020". Routesonline.
  9. ^ Liu, Jim. "TUI Airways UK W19 new short-haul routes". Routesonline. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Union des Aéroports Français". Aeroport.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

External links edit

  Media related to Chambéry Airport at Wikimedia Commons