Marseille Provence Airport

Marseille Provence Airport is France's fourth-busiest airport after Paris CDG, Paris Orly, and Nice, handling roughly 11M passengers (2024) across 202 weekly routes to 134 destinations on 51 airlines — one of the broadest carrier rosters of any French regional airport. MRS sits 27 km (17 mi) northwest of Marseille at Marignane, on the shore of the Étang de Berre, serving as the principal aviation gateway for France's second-largest city (metropolitan population 1.6M) and the broader Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region including Aix-en-Provence, Avignon, Toulon, and the Camargue. The airport functions as a secondary base for Air France, a significant base for Ryanair and Volotea, and the operational headquarters of the business aviation unit supporting the south of France's extensive executive-jet market. MRS's distinctive operational feature is the MP2 terminal, a dedicated low-cost facility opened in 2006 that pioneered the budget-terminal model in France and became a template for similar facilities at other European airports. The main Terminal 1 handles full-service and international traffic, while MP2 handles low-cost carriers on a simplified apron layout. Two parallel runways at 11,483 ft (3,500 m) and 7,776 ft (2,370 m) provide substantial spare capacity. International reach covers most of Europe and North Africa — Algiers, Oran, Tunis, Casablanca, and Rabat operate as daily markets reflecting Marseille's historic and demographic ties to the Maghreb. Mediterranean seasonal service extends to Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Beirut, and Cairo. Transatlantic coverage is limited to seasonal Air France and Air Transat service to Montreal. MRS sits at 74 ft (23 m) elevation near sea level, and serves as the principal southern French hub for freight operators including ASL Airlines and La Poste's dedicated overnight cargo network.