Saint-Nazaire Montoir Airport (In French: Aéroport de Saint-Nazaire Montoir) also referred to as Aéroport de Gron is a primary commercial airport that serves Saint-Nazaire. It is owned and operated by Vinci Airports which purchased the airport from the city in 2005.
Facilities
SNR is located just north of the Loire river. The airport has a terminal building of about and can handle 90 passengers at a time. The airport has one asphalt runway 07/25 which is long. The airports' aircraft parking area is and can handle five Boeing 737s at a time. The airport is also home to SkyTraining Flight School and Aviation Center which is located on the other side of the passenger terminal.
Operations The airport operates scheduled passenger flights with Air France operated by HOP! using ATR 42 aircraft as well as scheduled cargo flights by Airbus Transport International. The airport is home to aircraft manufacturer Airbus which produces aircraft parts on premises and then ships them to Toulouse and other locations for assembly. Airbus also uses the airport for testing aircraft, which happens multiple times monthly. The airport is able to handle aircraft as large as an Airbus A380. In the early 2000s, Airbus made significant airport upgrades with A380 testing in mind. Other aircraft tested at SNR are A350s, A330s and A320s/A319s/A321s.
Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular charter flights at Saint-Nazaire Montoir Airport on behalf of Airbus:
Statistics +Annual Passengers Year Change Passengers 2013 0.3% 22,100 2014 1.8% 21,700 2015 0.9% 21,500 2016 0.0% 21,500 2017 2.3% 22,000 +Annual Aircraft Movements Year Change Movement 2013 3.7% 1,865 2014 3.2% 1,815 2015 1.6% 1,845 2016 9.7% 2,027 2017 TBA TBA +Annual Freight (Tons) Year Change Freight (Tons) 2013 3.9% 20,000 2014 0.0% 20,000 2015 7.5% 21,500 2016 14.0% 25,000 2017 TBA TBA Reference
See also List of airports in France Transport in France
References
External links
Airport profile at flightradar24.com Airport profile at Aéroport.fr Airport Weather Live Flight Tracker Airport Flight Schedule Flight Tracker at FlightAware