# Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport (AJA / LFKJ)

**Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport** (IATA: AJA, ICAO: LFKJ) is a medium airport in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. It opened in 1940. It has one runway, 2,407 m (7,897 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 1.6 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkj

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AJA / LFKJ
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Ajaccio, Corsica, France
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 6 m / 18 ft
- Coordinates: 41.9236, 8.8029
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,407 m / 7,897 ft
- Passengers: 1,592,493 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: http://www.2a.cci.fr/Aeroport-Napoleon-Bonaparte-Ajaccio.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajaccio_Napoleon_Bonaparte_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q583453
- Weather station: LFKJ · WMO 07761
- Ident: LFKJ

## Timeline

- 1940: Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,407 m / 7,897 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 025° / 205° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,353,923 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,356,069 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,419,756 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,567,353 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,672,446 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,617,556 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 939,446 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 1,409,220 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 1,660,952 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 1,610,101 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 1,604,512 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 1,592,493 | Eurostat |

## Routes

30 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 232 km / 144 mi · Air Corsica
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 338 km / 210 mi · Air Corsica
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 517 km / 321 mi · Air Corsica
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 636 km / 395 mi · Air Corsica
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 908 km / 564 mi · Air France, Air Corsica

### Seasonal (27)

- [TLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfth.md) Toulon-Hyères Airport · France · 254 km / 158 mi · Air Corsica
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 286 km / 178 mi · Air Corsica
- [MPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmt.md) Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport · France · 436 km / 271 mi · Volotea
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 490 km / 304 mi · Air Corsica
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 517 km / 321 mi · Air France, easyJet, Volotea, Transavia
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 526 km / 327 mi · easyJet
- [DCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfck.md) Castres Mazamet Airport · France · 562 km / 349 mi · Air France
- [RDZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfcr.md) Rodez–Aveyron Airport · France · 582 km / 362 mi · Volotea
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 616 km / 383 mi · Air Corsica
- [CFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lflc.md) Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport · France · 623 km / 387 mi · Air Corsica
- [DLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfgj.md) Dole Tavaux Airport · France · 629 km / 391 mi · Air Corsica
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 636 km / 395 mi · Volotea
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 639 km / 397 mi · easyJet
- [BVE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsl.md) Brive Souillac airport · France · 684 km / 425 mi · Air France, Chalair Aviation
- [SXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfst.md) Strasbourg Airport · France · 741 km / 460 mi · Volotea
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 752 km / 467 mi · Air Corsica
- [BOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbd.md) Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · France · 834 km / 518 mi · easyJet, Volotea
- [PIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbi.md) Poitiers-Biard Airport · France · 852 km / 529 mi · Air France
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 880 km / 547 mi · Luxair
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 926 km / 575 mi · Air France, easyJet
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 1,006 km / 625 mi · Air Corsica
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 1,008 km / 626 mi · Air France, easyJet, Volotea, Transavia
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · France · 1,056 km / 656 mi · Volotea
- [RNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrn.md) Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport · France · 1,072 km / 666 mi · Transavia, Air Corsica
- [CFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrk.md) Caen Carpiquet airport · France · 1,080 km / 671 mi · Air France, Volotea
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,233 km / 766 mi · easyJet
- [BES](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrb.md) Brest Bretagne airport · France · 1,262 km / 784 mi · Volotea

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AJA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- XK [Air Corsica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-corsica) · 14

### Passenger (6)

- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 10 · seasonal
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 8
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 7 · seasonal
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 3 · seasonal
- CE [Chalair Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chalair-aviation) · 1 · seasonal
- LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.6M (2025) | #656 of 3,974 | #169 in Europe | #13 in FR |
| Longest runway | 2,407 m / 7,897 ft | #2,821 of 29,858 | #544 in Europe | #42 in FR |
| Elevation | 6 m / 18 ft | =41,596 of 43,403 | =5,607 in Europe | #1,136 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =538 in Europe | =79 in FR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =121 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | AFIS | 119.825 |
| APP | AJACCIO APP | 121.050 |
| ATIS | AJACCIO ATIS | 126.925 |
| GND | AJACCIO GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | AJACCIO TWR | 118.075 |

## Nearby airports

- [SOZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfks.md) Solenzara (BA 126) Air Base · 50 km / 31 mi
- [FSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkf.md) Figari Sud-Corse Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [CLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkc.md) Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [BIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkb.md) Bastia-Poretta International airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · 129 km / 80 mi
- [AHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liea.md) Alghero-Fertilia Airport · 150 km / 93 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ajaccio_Napoleon_Bonaparte_Airport&oldid=1376897703), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkj/data