# Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL / LFMT)

**Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport** (IATA: MPL, ICAO: LFMT) is a large airport in Montpellier/Méditerranée, Occitanie, France. It opened in 1946. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,600 m (8,530 ft). In 2025 it handled 1.7 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MPL / LFMT
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Montpellier/Méditerranée, Occitanie, France
- Opened: 1946
- Elevation: 5 m / 17 ft
- Coordinates: 43.5762, 3.9630
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,600 m / 8,530 ft
- Passengers: 1,685,180 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: http://www.montpellier.aeroport.fr
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpellier%E2%80%93M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9e_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q575865
- Weather station: LFMT · WMO 07643
- Ident: LFMT

## Timeline

- 1946: Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12L/30R | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 124° / 304° | yes |
| 12R/30L | 1,100 m / 3,609 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 124° / 304° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,444,250 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,508,060 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,669,399 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,847,290 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,878,087 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,934,833 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 805,134 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 1,099,474 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 1,759,398 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 1,747,432 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 1,803,528 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 1,685,180 | Eurostat |

## Routes

42 destinations in 14 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (24)

- [BOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbd.md) Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · France · 398 km / 247 mi · Volotea
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 526 km / 327 mi · easyJet
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 586 km / 364 mi · Transavia France
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 589 km / 366 mi · Volotea
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 614 km / 382 mi · Air France
- [RNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrn.md) Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport · France · 666 km / 414 mi · Volotea
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 694 km / 431 mi · Luxair
- [CFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrk.md) Caen Carpiquet airport · France · 709 km / 441 mi · Volotea
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 768 km / 477 mi · Transavia France, Air Algérie
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · France · 780 km / 485 mi · Volotea
- [BES](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrb.md) Brest Bretagne airport · France · 843 km / 524 mi · Volotea
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 898 km / 558 mi · easyJet
- [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · Tunisia · 917 km / 570 mi · Transavia France
- [ORN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daoo.md) Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport · Algeria · 968 km / 601 mi · Transavia France, Air Algérie
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 973 km / 605 mi · KLM
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 1,077 km / 669 mi · Transavia France
- [NDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmw.md) Nador Al Aaroui International Airport · Morocco · 1,128 km / 701 mi · Air Arabia
- [TNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtt.md) Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport · Morocco · 1,214 km / 754 mi · Air Arabia
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 1,217 km / 756 mi · Transavia France
- [FEZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmff.md) Fes Saïss International Airport · Morocco · 1,322 km / 821 mi · Air Arabia
- [RBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmme.md) Rabat-Salé Airport · Morocco · 1,406 km / 874 mi · Transavia France
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 1,514 km / 941 mi · Air Arabia, Royal Air Maroc
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 1,696 km / 1,054 mi · Transavia France
- [AGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmad.md) Al Massira Airport · Morocco · 1,888 km / 1,173 mi · Transavia France

### Seasonal (20)

- [MAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemh.md) Menorca Airport · Spain · 413 km / 257 mi · Volotea
- [AJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkj.md) Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport · France · 436 km / 271 mi · Volotea
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 459 km / 285 mi · easyJet
- [BIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkb.md) Bastia-Poretta International airport · France · 463 km / 288 mi · Transavia France
- [SXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfst.md) Strasbourg Airport · France · 620 km / 385 mi · Volotea
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 705 km / 438 mi · Transavia France
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 710 km / 441 mi · Volotea
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 798 km / 496 mi · Discover Airlines
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 898 km / 558 mi · British Airways
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 1,002 km / 623 mi · easyJet
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,051 km / 653 mi · Transavia France
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 1,179 km / 733 mi · easyJet
- [TNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtt.md) Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport · Morocco · 1,214 km / 754 mi · Transavia France
- [DJE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dttj.md) Djerba Zarzis International Airport · Tunisia · 1,229 km / 764 mi · Transavia France
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 1,327 km / 825 mi · Aer Lingus
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 1,791 km / 1,113 mi · Transavia France
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 2,031 km / 1,262 mi · Transavia France
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,041 km / 1,268 mi · Transavia France
- [ACE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcrr.md) César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · Spain · 2,255 km / 1,401 mi · Volotea
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,519 km / 1,565 mi · Volotea

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (12)

- TO [Transavia France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia-france) · 17
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 12
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 5
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 4
- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 2
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 1 · seasonal
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- 4Y [Discover Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/discover-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.7M (2025) | #630 of 3,974 | #165 in Europe | #12 in FR |
| Longest runway | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | =2,041 of 29,858 | =322 in Europe | #25 in FR |
| Elevation | 5 m / 17 ft | =41,673 of 43,403 | =5,614 in Europe | #1,137 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =728 in Europe | =86 in FR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =25 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MONTPELLIER APP | 120.375 |
| ATIS | MONTPELLIER ATIS | 124.125 |
| GND | MONTPELLIER GND | 121.950 |
| TWR | MONTPELLIER TWR South sector | 118.200 |
| TWR | MONTPELLIER TWR North sector | 118.775 |

## Nearby airports

- [FNI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lftw.md) Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [BZR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmu.md) Béziers Vias airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [LFMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfms.md) Aérodrome d'Alès Cévennes · 57 km / 35 mi
- [LFMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmi.md) Istres-Le Tubé Air Base · 78 km / 48 mi
- [AVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmv.md) Avignon Caumont airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [LFMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmy.md) Salon-de-Provence (BA 701) Air Base · 92 km / 57 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: “Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montpellier–Méditerranée_Airport&oldid=1376908696), 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/lfmt/data