Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport

Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport Aéroport Béziers Cap d'Agde
IATA: BZR ICAO: LFMU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	CCI Béziers Saint-Pons
Serves	Béziers
Location	Vias, Hérault, France
Elevation  AMSL	56 ft / 17 m
Coordinates	43°19′24″N003°21′12″E / 43.32333°N 3.35333°E / 43.32333; 3.35333
Website	www.beziers.aeroport.fr
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 263,790 Passenger Change 22-23 20.0%
Source: French AIP, [1] UAF [2]

Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport ^[3] (French: Aéroport Béziers Cap d'Agde ^[4] ) ( IATA : BZR, ICAO : LFMU) is an airport serving the town of Béziers and nearby Languedoc coastal resorts including Cap d'Agde. It is 11.5 km ^[1] (6.2 NM) southeast of Béziers, near Vias in the Hérault department.

History

Because of its comparatively short runway measuring 1,820 m × 30 m (5,971 ft × 98 ft), the airport was unable to benefit from the growth of low-cost flights that had fuelled expansion at other airports in the region (Carcassonne, Perpignan, Montpellier and Nîmes).^{[ citation needed ]} For some years there were plans to extend the runway and this work was finally carried out between November 2006 and February 2007. The new runway is now capable of handling the Boeing 737-sized jets favoured by low-cost carriers. Facilities are limited, with departure capacity just capable to accommodate passengers for two Boeing 737s, using the two gates.

After a runway expansion completed in 2007, daily direct flights to Paris Orly and seasonal services to Bastia were augmented by Ryanair flights to and from Bristol International Airport, which commenced March 2008. On 24 March 2008, it was announced that during the summer months Ryanair flights would also operate to and from London Stansted with a possibility of being extended should they prove successful. ^[5] Further flights from Béziers to London Luton Airport were announced in June 2008 and these commenced twice a week from October 2008.^{[ citation needed ]}

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 56 feet (17 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,000 by 45 metres (6,562 ft × 148 ft) ^[1] The runway is equipped with ILS. Both local trains and TGV pass directly beside the terminal but do not stop as there is no airport station.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Ryanair	Beauvais, Charleroi, London–Luton Seasonal: Bristol, Edinburgh, London–Stansted, [6] Manchester, Shannon, [7] Stockholm–Arlanda, [8] Weeze

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at BZR airport. See Wikidata query.

References

1. LFMU – Béziers Vias. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique , effective 3 October 2024.
2. "Aéroport de Béziers – Cap d'Agde (BZR / LFMU)". Archived from the original on 25 January 2010.
3. English version of Béziers Airport website Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 6 September 2007.
4. French version of Béziers Airport website Archived 25 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 6 September 2007.
5. Midi Libre, 24 March 2008
6. "Rayanir website". Ryanair.com.^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
7. "Ryanair Vow to Invest in Munster Ahead of Shannon Airport Conference This Morning". 6 October 2022.
8. "Official Ryanair website - Book direct for the lowest fares". Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

• CCI Béziers: Direct, newsletter No. 7, Oct 2006, ISSN   1777-053X
• La Ville de Béziers: Le journal de Béziers, No. 170, p9, November 2006

External links

• Official site, available in french and english
• Current weather for LFMU at NOAA / NWS
• Accident history for BZR at Aviation Safety Network