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Main airports in France

The 20 main airports serving France, with the cities and regions they serve.

20 airports

  1. 1
    Major hub

    Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

    Paris

    France's largest airport and main hub of Air France, one of Europe's busiest international gateways.

  2. 2
    Major hub

    Paris Orly Airport (ORY)

    Paris

    Paris's second airport south of the city, serving domestic, European and overseas routes.

  3. 3
    International

    Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)

    Nice

    Waterfront airport serving the French Riviera and Monaco, France's busiest outside Paris.

  4. 4
    International

    Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)

    Lyon

    Main airport for Lyon and the French Alps, with a TGV station designed by Santiago Calatrava.

  5. 5
    International

    Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)

    Marseille

    Provence's principal airport beside the Étang de Berre, with links across the Mediterranean.

  6. 6
    International

    Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)

    Toulouse

    Airport for Toulouse and the south-west, sitting beside Airbus's main assembly lines.

  7. 7
    International

    EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg (BSL)

    Saint-Louis

    Binational airport on French soil run jointly by France and Switzerland, serving three countries.

  8. 8
    International

    Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD)

    Bordeaux

    Main airport for Bordeaux and its wine regions, with a dedicated low-cost terminal.

  9. 9
    International

    Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)

    Nantes

    Principal airport of western France, serving Nantes and the Loire Valley.

  10. 10
    International

    Paris Beauvais Airport (BVA)

    Beauvais

    Low-cost airport north of Paris used mainly by budget airlines to European destinations.

  11. 11
    Regional

    Lille Airport (LIL)

    Lille

    Airport serving Lille and the Hauts-de-France region with domestic and European flights.

  12. 12
    Regional

    Montpellier Méditerranée Airport (MPL)

    Montpellier

    Coastal airport serving Montpellier and the Occitanie Mediterranean shore.

  13. 13
    Regional

    Strasbourg Airport (SXB)

    Strasbourg

    Airport for Strasbourg and Alsace, seat of the European Parliament.

  14. 14
    Regional

    Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)

    Biarritz

    Airport on the Basque coast serving Biarritz, Bayonne and nearby Spain.

  15. 15
    Regional

    Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)

    Ajaccio

    Main airport of southern Corsica, named after the emperor born in Ajaccio.

  16. 16
    Regional

    Bastia-Poretta Airport (BIA)

    Bastia

    Airport serving Bastia and northern Corsica with mainland and seasonal European flights.

  17. 17
    Regional

    Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)

    Figari

    Seasonal gateway to Porto-Vecchio, Bonifacio and the beaches of southern Corsica.

  18. 18
    Regional

    Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)

    Brest

    Brittany's busiest airport, serving Finistère at the western tip of France.

  19. 19
    Regional

    Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)

    Rennes

    Airport serving Rennes and eastern Brittany with domestic and European routes.

  20. 20
    Regional

    Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN)

    Hyères

    Airport sharing a naval air base, serving Toulon, Hyères and the Var coast.

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