Roland Garros Airport, formerly known as Gillot Airport, is located in Sainte-Marie on Réunion, France. The airport is 7 km east of Saint-Denis; it is named after the French aviator Roland Garros, who was born in Saint-Denis.

Overview

Roland Garros Airport is the hub of Air Austral and served 2,293,042 passengers in 2017 (8.8% more than in 2016). Air Austral also has its head office on the airport property. When Air Bourbon existed until 2004, its head office also was on the airport property. The airport is at an elevation of 20 m above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 3200 x and 14/32 measuring 2670 x. It is notable for operating the world's three longest domestic flight routes; to Paris (CDG and Orly) and to Marseille.

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Ground transport

It was once planned to construct a Réunion Tram Train to link the airport to the capital Saint-Denis and Saint-Paul, but plans for the construction were abandoned in 2013.