Nîmes Airport or Nîmes–Alès–Camargue–Cévennes Airport is an airport located 9 km south-southeast of the city of Nîmes, in the village of Saint-Gilles near Garons, France. It is also known as Garons Airport or Nîmes Garons Airport. The airport serves the Provence region, including the communes of Nîmes and Alès in the Gard department, the Camargue area and the Cévennes. It currently has some commercial services, operated by Irish carrier Ryanair, as well as serving as a naval air base. The French navy (Marine Nationale) pulled out some years ago. Their former facilities are now used by the Armee de Terre. The Securite Civile flying base, formerly at Marseille (LFML), has moved to Garons.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 309 ft above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 18/36 which measures 2443 x.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Nîmes–Alès–Camargue–Cévennes Airport:

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Controversy

In April 2012, the European Commission announced that it had launched an in-depth investigation into the financial arrangements that Nîmes Airport had with public authorities and Ryanair. The investigation would determine if public subsidies given to the airport, as well as rebates and marketing agreements with Ryanair, breached EU rules on state aid. The Commission announced that it would examine the following issues: In response to the announcement, Ryanair maintained that its 'arrangements with all EU airports comply with competition rules'.