BORDEAUX � MéRIGNAC AIRPORT

Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport

*Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac*
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport; Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac
	IATA: BOD; ICAO: LFBD;
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner/Operator	Aéroport de Bordeaux Mérignac (SA ADBM)
Serves	Bordeaux
Location	Mérignac, Gironde, France
Opened	24 August 1910; 113 years ago
Operating base for	easyJet; Ryanair (ends October 2024); Volotea;
Elevation AMSL	162 ft / 49 m
Coordinates	44°49′42″N 000°42′56″W / 44.82833°N 0.71556°W
Website	www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr
Map
	BOD/LFBD Location of airport in Nouvelle-Aquitaine BOD/LFBD BOD/LFBD (France)
Runways
Statistics (2019)
Passengers
Passengers	7,703,143
Passenger traffic change	13.3%
	Sources: Statistics

Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport ( French: Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac) ( IATA: BOD, ICAO: LFBD) is an international airport of Bordeaux, in southwestern France. It is situated in the commune of Mérignac, 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Bordeaux, within the département of the Gironde. It mainly features flights to metropolitan and leisure destinations in Europe, Northern Africa, and Canada, and serves as a base for easyJet, Ryanair and Volotea airlines.^[4]

History

KG 40, the prime land-based maritime patrol Luftwaffe unit was primarily based at Bordeaux-Mérignac during the Occupation of France in World War II.^[5]

In May 2024, Ryanair announced it will be leaving Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport citing fee increases, leading to the termination of 40 routes.^[2] The airline will cease operations at the airport by November 2024.^[6]^[7]

Terminals

Bordeaux Airport has three passenger buildings:

Terminal A is mainly for international flights.^[8]
Terminal B passenger air terminal has two levels and is principally dedicated to Air France traffic between Paris and Bordeaux.^[9]
Terminal billi is a separate facility for low cost carriers. It has one floor and has small check-in and arrivals areas as well as a departures area with six aircraft parking positions which are used for walk boarding.^[10] Users of Terminal billi are easyJet and Ryanair.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport:^[11]

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Seasonal: Athens, Heraklion^[12]
Aer Lingus	Dublin
Air Algérie	Algiers, Oran
Air Arabia	Fès
Air France	Lyon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle Seasonal: Ajaccio, Calvi, Figari, Nice
Air Transat	Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau
British Airways	London–Gatwick^[13]^{[ better source needed]}
Brussels Airlines	Seasonal: Brussels^[14]^{[ better source needed]}
Chalair Aviation	Brest
Corsair International	Seasonal: Pointe-à-Pitre
easyJet	Athens,^[15] Basel/Mulhouse, Copenhagen, Essaouira,^[16] Faro, Geneva, Lanzarote,^[17] Lille, Lisbon, London–Gatwick, Lyon, Marrakesh, Marseille, Milan–Malpensa, Nice, Porto,^[18] Rome–Fiumicino (begins 21 February 2025),^[19] Tenerife–South, Zürich (begins 7 November 2024)^[20] Seasonal: Ajaccio, Bastia, Belfast–International, Berlin, Bristol, Catania, Funchal,^[21] Glasgow, Heraklion, Ibiza, London–Luton, Manchester, Menorca,^[22] Olbia,^[23] Palma de Mallorca, Rovaniemi (begins 30 November 2024),^[24]^[25] Rhodes, Toulon^[26]
HiSky	Bucharest–Otopeni^[27]
Iberia	Madrid
KLM	Amsterdam
Lufthansa	Frankfurt Seasonal: Munich
Luxair	Seasonal: Luxembourg^[28] ^{[ better source needed]}
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Seasonal: Copenhagen,^[29] Oslo
Nouvelair	Djerba,^[30] Tunis^[31]
Royal Air Maroc	Casablanca
Ryanair^[2]	Agadir (ends 24 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Barcelona (ends 26 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Bergamo (ends 25 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Charleroi (ends 26 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Dublin (ends 26 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Fès (ends 25 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Lisbon (ends 25 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} London–Stansted (ends 24 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Málaga (ends 26 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Marrakesh (ends 25 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Marseille (ends 26 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Paphos (ends 26 October 2024),^[32] Porto (ends 26 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Prague (ends 25 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Seville (ends 26 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Tangier (ends 23 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Tenerife–South (ends 22 October 2024),^[33] Venice (ends 25 October 2024)^[33] Seasonal: Alghero (ends 26 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Alicante (ends 26 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Bari (ends 24 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Birmingham (ends 24 October 2024),^[34] Cork (ends 26 October 2024),^[35] Edinburgh (ends 26 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Faro (ends 26 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Figari (ends 26 October 2024),^[36]^{[ better source needed]} Ibiza (ends 24 October 2024),^[34]^{[ better source needed]} Madrid (ends 26 October 2024),^[37] Malta (ends 26 October 2024),^[34]^{[ better source needed]} Manchester (ends 26 October 2024),^[37] Menorca (ends 26 October 2024),^[34]^{[ better source needed]} Naples (ends 24 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Palma de Mallorca (ends 25 October 2024),^{[ citation needed]} Pisa (ends 26 October 2024),^[34]^{[ better source needed]} Trapani (ends 28 September 2024),^[34]^{[ better source needed]} Valencia (ends 24 October 2024)^{[ citation needed]}^[2]
Swiss International Air Lines	Zürich^[38]^{[ better source needed]}
Transavia	Agadir (begins 14 December 2024)^[39], Eindhoven,^{[ citation needed]} Istanbul (begins 12 December 2024)^[40], Marrakesh (begins 13 December 2024)^[41], Marseille (begins 13 December 2024)^[42], Porto (begins 13 December 2024)^[43], Seville (begins 12 December 2024)^[44] Seasonal: Dakar–Diass^[45]
TUI fly Belgium^[46]	Seasonal: Oujda^[47]^{[ better source needed]}
Tunisair	Tunis^[48]^{[ better source needed]}
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul^[49]^{[ better source needed]}
Volotea	Algiers,^[50] Athens,^[51] Düsseldorf,^[52] Florence, Hamburg,^[52] Lille,^[53] Málaga, Nice, Oran, Rome–Fiumicino,^[54] Strasbourg, Stuttgart,^[52] Tenerife–South, Venice, Verona Seasonal: Ajaccio, Bastia, Cagliari, Calvi,^[55] Corfu, Dubrovnik, Figari, Heraklion,^[56] Lanzarote, Olbia, Palma de Mallorca, Santorini, Split
Vueling	Barcelona^[57]^{[ better source needed]}

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at BOD airport. See Wikidata query.

Ground transport

Road

The airport is accessible by road via the A630 autoroute (exit 11b). There is a shuttle by 30'Direct shuttle serving the Bordeaux Saint-Jean railway station. Bus route 1+ of Transports Bordeaux Métropole serves the city centre.

Tram

Bordeaux tramway's Line A links the airport with the city centre since the end of April 2023.^[58]^[59]^[60]

References

^ "easyJet Media Centre". Mediacentre.easyjet.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "connexionfrance.com - UK-France flights hit as Ryanair announces it is leaving Bordeaux airport". 15 May 2024.
^ "Bilan 2019, une année record pour le trafic international - Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac". www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr. 16 January 2020.
^ "BOD Airlines Bases". Bordeaux.Aeroport.fr. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
^ Wood, Tony; Gunston, Bill (1977). Hitler's Luftwaffe. New York: Crescent Books. pp. 64–69&170–171. ISBN 0-517-22477-1.
^ "Ryanair announces it is leaving Bordeaux airport".
^ "ryanair.com".
^ "Hall A - Bordeaux Mérignac Airport | Ingérop". Ingerop.fr. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ "Réalisations". ADPI. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ "Terminal billi Bordeaux illico | Bordeaux-Merignac Airport". Bordeaux.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ "All flights from Bordeaux". Bordeaux-Merignac Airport. 3 September 2022.
^ "Aegean Airlines NS24 Animawings A320 Operations".
^ "British Airways Announces Routes and Starts Selling Seats for ITS New Gatwick Short-Haul Subsidiary".
^ brusselsairlines.com - Destinations retrieved 11 January 2023
^ "easyJet apre 7 rotte per l'estate 2024". 16 January 2024.
^ "EASYJET NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 11DEC22". Aeroroutes. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "Lanzarote (Arrecife)". Aéroport de Bordeaux Mérignac.
^ "Porto". Aéroport de Bordeaux Mérignac.
^ https://italiavola.com/2024/06/11/easyjet-annuncia-60-nuove-rotte-per-la-prossima-stagione-10-da-e-per-litalia-6-da-napoli/
^ https://www.travelnews.ch/on-the-move/26614-fuenf-neue-easyjet-ziele-ab-der-schweiz.html
^ "easyJet NS24 Network Additions – 10DEC23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ "Mahon (Minorque)". Aéroport de Bordeaux Mérignac.
^ "Du nouveau avec easyJet : 4 destinations supplémentaires - Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac". www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr. 4 December 2019.
^ https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2024/easyjet-open-six-new-routes-rovaniemi-airport
^ https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/easyjet/easyjet-to-connect-rovaniemi-with-bordeaux-lyon-and-nice-this-winter/
^ "Infos de l'aérien : Cyprus Airways, Air Corsica, ITA Airways, Resaneo, Air France-KLM, Emirates, etc". www.laquotidienne.fr.
^ "Rute noi: Bordeaux - București și Chișinău cu HiSky din decembrie 2023". 11 September 2023.
^ "Luxair: Official Site – Book Direct Flights to 90+ Destinations from 89€".
^ Miguens, Agustín (17 November 2022). "Summer 2023: Norwegian launches more than twenty new routes from Denmark and Norway". Aviacionline.com.
^ "Nouvelair Tunisie NS23 Network Additions". AeroRoutes.
^ "Nouvelair Tunisie Adds Tunis – Bordeaux Service in April 2023".
^ "Ryanair adds five new routes, increases airport presence (Updated) | Cyprus Mail". 21 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "ryanair.com". Ryanair.com.^{[
better source needed]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Ryanair announces biggest schedule ever for Bordeaux". 2 March 2022.^{[
better source needed]}
^ "Welcome Home to Cork this Christmas - Ryanair to Restore Cork Airport Base and Twenty Routes".
^ "Ryanair Launches Two New Domestic French Routes From Bordeaux And Toulouse To Corsica (Figari) This Summer – Ryanair's Corporate Website". corporate.ryanair.com. 3 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
^ swiss.com - Flights to Bordeaux retrieved 3 September 2022
^ https://www.businesstravel.fr/transavia-se-developpe-a-bordeaux-et-en-arabie-saoudite.html
^ https://www.businesstravel.fr/transavia-se-developpe-a-bordeaux-et-en-arabie-saoudite.html
^ https://www.businesstravel.fr/transavia-se-developpe-a-bordeaux-et-en-arabie-saoudite.html
^ https://www.businesstravel.fr/transavia-se-developpe-a-bordeaux-et-en-arabie-saoudite.html
^ https://www.businesstravel.fr/transavia-se-developpe-a-bordeaux-et-en-arabie-saoudite.html
^ https://www.businesstravel.fr/transavia-se-developpe-a-bordeaux-et-en-arabie-saoudite.html
^ "NEW: Transavia France announces the opening of a direct Bordeaux - Dakar route | Bordeaux-Merignac Airport". 26 April 2023.
^ "Flight plan". tui.be. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "Flight Bordeaux to Oujda - Flight ticket Bordeaux to Oujda".
^ tunisair.com - Schedule retrieved 3 September 2022
^ turkishairlines.com - Flights to Bordeaux retrieved 3 September 2022
^ "VOLOTEA - Destinations". 3 April 2022.
^ "Volotea announces three new routes from greece to France". 12 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Volotea s'alia amb Eurowings i llança vuit noves rutes amb Alemanya". ON ECONOMIA. 15 February 2023.
^ "Aéroport de Lille : Volotea ouvre une ligne vers Bordeaux le 17 décembre | la Gazette Nord-Pas de Calais".
^ https://worldairlinenews.com/2023/07/19/volotea-adds-a-new-route-linking-strasbourg-with-london-gatwick/ ^{[
bare URL]}
^ "VOLOTEA - Vuelos baratos, ofertas y billetes de avión a Europa". Volotea. 6 March 2023.
^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
^ vueling.com - Flights from Bordeaux retrieved 3 September 2022
^ "Bordeaux : Extension du tramway a jusqu'à l'aéroport | Air Journal". 30 April 2023.
^ "Bordeaux Airport - Tram connection confirmed". Bordeaux Expats. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
^ Yves Maugue (29 April 2016). "Bordeaux : voici le tracé du tramway qui va desservir l'aéroport" (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2016.

External links

Media related to Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport at Wikimedia Commons

Official website
Aéroport de Bordeaux (Union des Aéroports Français) (in French)
Accident history for BOD at Aviation Safety Network

[1] "easyJet Media Centre". Mediacentre.easyjet.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[frclosure-2] "connexionfrance.com - UK-France flights hit as Ryanair announces it is leaving Bordeaux airport". 15 May 2024.

[stats-3] "Bilan 2019, une année record pour le trafic international - Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac". www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr. 16 January 2020.

[bases-4] "BOD Airlines Bases". Bordeaux.Aeroport.fr. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[w&g-5] Wood, Tony; Gunston, Bill (1977). Hitler's Luftwaffe. New York: Crescent Books. pp. 64–69&170–171. ISBN 0-517-22477-1.

[6] "Ryanair announces it is leaving Bordeaux airport".

[7] "ryanair.com".

[8] "Hall A - Bordeaux Mérignac Airport | Ingérop". Ingerop.fr. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[9] "Réalisations". ADPI. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[10] "Terminal billi Bordeaux illico | Bordeaux-Merignac Airport". Bordeaux.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[11] "All flights from Bordeaux". Bordeaux-Merignac Airport. 3 September 2022.

[12] "Aegean Airlines NS24 Animawings A320 Operations".

[13] "British Airways Announces Routes and Starts Selling Seats for ITS New Gatwick Short-Haul Subsidiary".

[14] russelsairlines.com - Destinations retrieved 11 January 2023

[15] "easyJet apre 7 rotte per l'estate 2024". 16 January 2024.

[16] "EASYJET NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 11DEC22". Aeroroutes. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[17] "Lanzarote (Arrecife)". Aéroport de Bordeaux Mérignac.

[18] "Porto". Aéroport de Bordeaux Mérignac.

[19] ttps://italiavola.com/2024/06/11/easyjet-annuncia-60-nuove-rotte-per-la-prossima-stagione-10-da-e-per-litalia-6-da-napoli/

[20] ttps://www.travelnews.ch/on-the-move/26614-fuenf-neue-easyjet-ziele-ab-der-schweiz.html

[21] "easyJet NS24 Network Additions – 10DEC23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[22] "Mahon (Minorque)". Aéroport de Bordeaux Mérignac.

[bordeaux.aeroport.fr-23] "Du nouveau avec easyJet : 4 destinations supplémentaires - Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac". www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr. 4 December 2019.

[24] ttps://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2024/easyjet-open-six-new-routes-rovaniemi-airport

[25] ttps://www.aviation24.be/airlines/easyjet/easyjet-to-connect-rovaniemi-with-bordeaux-lyon-and-nice-this-winter/

[26] "Infos de l'aérien : Cyprus Airways, Air Corsica, ITA Airways, Resaneo, Air France-KLM, Emirates, etc". www.laquotidienne.fr.

[27] "Rute noi: Bordeaux - București și Chișinău cu HiSky din decembrie 2023". 11 September 2023.

[28] "Luxair: Official Site – Book Direct Flights to 90+ Destinations from 89€".

[29] Miguens, Agustín (17 November 2022). "Summer 2023: Norwegian launches more than twenty new routes from Denmark and Norway". Aviacionline.com.

[Nouvelair-30] "Nouvelair Tunisie NS23 Network Additions". AeroRoutes.

[31] "Nouvelair Tunisie Adds Tunis – Bordeaux Service in April 2023".

[32] "Ryanair adds five new routes, increases airport presence (Updated) | Cyprus Mail". 21 November 2022.

[frcom-33] "ryanair.com". Ryanair.com.^{[
better source needed]}

[RyanairBOD-34] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Ryanair announces biggest schedule ever for Bordeaux". 2 March 2022.^{[
better source needed]}

[35] "Welcome Home to Cork this Christmas - Ryanair to Restore Cork Airport Base and Twenty Routes".

[36] "Ryanair Launches Two New Domestic French Routes From Bordeaux And Toulouse To Corsica (Figari) This Summer – Ryanair's Corporate Website". corporate.ryanair.com. 3 March 2021.

[aero01-37] "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".

[38] swiss.com - Flights to Bordeaux retrieved 3 September 2022

[39] ttps://www.businesstravel.fr/transavia-se-developpe-a-bordeaux-et-en-arabie-saoudite.html

[40] ttps://www.businesstravel.fr/transavia-se-developpe-a-bordeaux-et-en-arabie-saoudite.html

[41] ttps://www.businesstravel.fr/transavia-se-developpe-a-bordeaux-et-en-arabie-saoudite.html

[42] ttps://www.businesstravel.fr/transavia-se-developpe-a-bordeaux-et-en-arabie-saoudite.html

[43] ttps://www.businesstravel.fr/transavia-se-developpe-a-bordeaux-et-en-arabie-saoudite.html

[44] ttps://www.businesstravel.fr/transavia-se-developpe-a-bordeaux-et-en-arabie-saoudite.html

[45] "NEW: Transavia France announces the opening of a direct Bordeaux - Dakar route | Bordeaux-Merignac Airport". 26 April 2023.

[TUI.be-46] "Flight plan". tui.be. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[47] "Flight Bordeaux to Oujda - Flight ticket Bordeaux to Oujda".

[48] tunisair.com - Schedule retrieved 3 September 2022

[49] turkishairlines.com - Flights to Bordeaux retrieved 3 September 2022

[50] "VOLOTEA - Destinations". 3 April 2022.

[51] "Volotea announces three new routes from greece to France". 12 January 2022.

[auto-52] "Volotea s'alia amb Eurowings i llança vuit noves rutes amb Alemanya". ON ECONOMIA. 15 February 2023.

[53] "Aéroport de Lille : Volotea ouvre une ligne vers Bordeaux le 17 décembre | la Gazette Nord-Pas de Calais".

[54] ttps://worldairlinenews.com/2023/07/19/volotea-adds-a-new-route-linking-strasbourg-with-london-gatwick/ ^{[
bare URL]}

[55] "VOLOTEA - Vuelos baratos, ofertas y billetes de avión a Europa". Volotea. 6 March 2023.

[56] "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.

[57] vueling.com - Flights from Bordeaux retrieved 3 September 2022

[58] "Bordeaux : Extension du tramway a jusqu'à l'aéroport | Air Journal". 30 April 2023.

[tram-59] "Bordeaux Airport - Tram connection confirmed". Bordeaux Expats. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[60] Yves Maugue (29 April 2016). "Bordeaux : voici le tracé du tramway qui va desservir l'aéroport" (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2016.

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