Strasbourg Airport
| Strasbourg Airport Aéroport de Strasbourg | |||||||||||
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| IATA: SXB – ICAO: LFST | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | CCI de Strasbourg et du Bas-rhin | ||||||||||
| Serves | Strasbourg, France | ||||||||||
| Location | Entzheim | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 505 ft / 154 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°32′31″N 07°38′04″E / 48.54194°N 7.63444°ECoordinates: 48°32′31″N 07°38′04″E / 48.54194°N 7.63444°E | ||||||||||
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  LFST Airport in France | |||||||||||
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Source: French AIP[1] | |||||||||||
Strasbourg Airport (French: Aéroport de Strasbourg) (IATA: SXB, ICAO: LFST) is an airport located in Entzheim and 10 km (6.2 miles) west-southwest of Strasbourg,[1] both communes of the Bas-Rhin département in the Alsace région of France. In 2014 the airport served 1.167.612 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 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] By 2016 the time needed by rail between Paris and Strasbourg will be further reduced down to 1:48 as the second phase of the high-speed line will be inaugurated.[6]
Additionally, the Lufthansa Airport Bus provides coach services between Strasbourg and Frankfurt Airport, regardless of the airline the passenger is flying with.[7]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aegean Airlines | Seasonal: Athens |
| Air France operated by HOP! | Paris-Orly |
| Brussels Airlines | Brussels |
| Brussels Airlines operated by BMI Regional | Brussels |
| Czech Airlines | Prague |
| HOP! | Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Rome-Fiumicino, Toulouse[8] Seasonal: Ajaccio, Calvi |
| Iberia operated by Air Nostrum | Madrid |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca |
| Ryanair | Seasonal: Porto |
| SunExpress | İzmir |
| Tassili Airlines | Algiers, Constantine (begins 4 June 2016)[9] |
| Transavia France | Seasonal: Marrakesh |
| Tunisair | Djerba, Tunis |
| Volotea | Bordeaux, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse Seasonal: Ajaccio, Bastia, Biarritz, Figari, Olbia, Palermo, Venice |
Ground transportation
The airport is served by the Entzheim-Aéroport train station. The trip to Gare de Strasbourg takes 7 to 12 minutes.[10]
Accidents and incidents
- Air Inter Flight 148, a flight inbound from Lyon, France crashed while circling to land on Strasbourg's runway 05, killing 87 people.
References
- 1 2 LFST – Strasbourg Entzheim (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 28 Apr 2016.
- ↑ "KEY FIGURES". strasbourg.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-01-10-strasbourg-ryanair_x.htm
- ↑ http://www.eturbonews.com/26917/strasbourg-international-airport-sees-light-end-tunnel
- ↑ "Dès avril, Air France " volera " en TGV Est". Dna.fr.
- ↑ http://www.eurailpress.de/news/infrastruktur/single-view/news/frankreich-letzte-gleisluecke-auf-der-lgv-est-europeenne-verschweisst.html
- ↑ "Lufthansa Airport Bus Strasbourg – Frankfurt". Lufthansa. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
The Lufthansa Airport Bus operates between Strasbourg and Frankfurt Airport and is available to any passenger regardless of their destination and airline.
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/08/07/afa5-w15/
- ↑ "Tassili Airlines Adds New French Routes from June 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ "TER Alsace". ter.sncf.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
External links
Media related to Strasbourg International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Airport information for LFST at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Current weather for LFST at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SXB at Aviation Safety Network
