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Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport

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Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport

Aéroport de Metz-Nancy-Lorraine
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorG.I.G.A.L. (Groupement Intercommunal de Gestion de l'Aéroport Lorrain)
ServesMetz and Nancy, France
Elevation AMSL870 ft / 265 m
Coordinates48°58′42″N 006°14′48″E / 48.97833°N 6.24667°E / 48.97833; 6.24667
Websitemetz-nancy-lorraine.aeroport.fr
Map
LFJL is located in Lorraine
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Location of the airport in Lorraine
LFJL is located in France
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LFJL (France)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,050 10,006 Paved
Statistics (2014)
Passengers245,781
Passenger Change 13-14Increase1.1%
Sources: French AIP[1]

Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport or Aéroport de Metz–Nancy–Lorraine (IATA: ETZ, ICAO: LFJL) is an airport serving the Lorraine région of France. It is located in Goin, 16.5 km southeast of Metz,[1] (both communes of the Moselle département) and north of Nancy (a commune of Meurthe-et-Moselle). It opened to the public on October 28, 1991 and replaced Nancy–Essey and Metz–Frescaty airports.

The airport used to rebrand itself as "Lorraine Airport" in English only in 2015. In 2023, however, a court ruled that the act violated the Toubon law, and the airport reverted to its French name "Lorraine Aéroport".[2]

Infrastructure

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The airport is open 24/7. The runway was lengthened to 3050 m and refurbished in mid-2006 to be able to handle all types of large aircraft. The terminal building is about 7500 square metres and could accommodate up to 500,000 passengers per year with 14 check-in desks, 2 gates and 2 luggage claim belts. The cargo terminal is 3,600 square metres and could handle up to 60,000 tonnes of freight per year. The airport was a regional hub for DHL from 2000 to 2006, with flights to Toulouse, Nice, Marseilles, Cologne, Brussels, Paris, Vitoria and East-Midlands.

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal: Heraklion (begins 2 June 2025)[3]
Air Algérie Algiers, Constantine, Oran
TUI fly Belgium Casablanca
Twin Jet Toulouse

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at ETZ airport. See Wikidata query.
Year Passengers Freight
1998 288,209 3,410
1999 322,501 3,206
2000 352,626 8,521
2001 331,266 19,684
2002 302,849 18,994
2003 294,731 17,359
2004 326,324 9,030
2005 356,815 1,219
2006 340,242 633
2007 344,913 36
2008 291,006 144
2009 263,000 51
2010 254,204 69
2011 279,030 44
2012 280,743
2013 242,995
2014 245,781

Ground transportation

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A shuttle bus to Nancy and Metz meets every departing and arriving flight. The journey takes about 30 minutes and costs 8 euros.

References

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  1. ^ a b LFJL – Metz Nancy Lorraine. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 28 November 2024.
  2. ^ French airport ordered to change its ‘trendy’ English name
  3. ^ https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241129-a3ns25etz
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