Saint-Jacques Aeroport, RNS

St. Jacques Airport – Rennes, France (French: Aéroport de Rennes - Saint-Jacques) (IATA: RNS, ICAO: LFRN) is an airport about 10 kilometres south-west of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France.

It is a national and international airport, open to regular and irregular flights, and to both private and passenger plans. The main runway can handle airplanes with up to around 180 passengers.

History

Before the construction of this airport, Rennes had a small hippodrome which was used as a landing strip in Gayeulles, to the north-west of the city. In 1931 work started on a proper airport to service Rennes, and a plot of 380,000 square metres in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande to the south-west of the city was acquired and building began. On Jul 28, 1933 the new airport was officially opened by Pierre Cot.

Runways

The main runway can be used by planes with up to around 180 passengers, and it is best fitted for middle-range flights. For cargo transportation services, it is suitable for planes like Boeing 737 and 727, or Ilyushin IL-76. It is equipped with ILS.

The secondary paved runway is suitable for light motorized planes (business and leisure).

Competition and projects

This airport has some local competition with the Dinard Pleurtuit Saint-Malo Airport, on the Channel coast, preferred by low cost companies for passengers.

Due to the raising traffic in the Nantes Atlantique Airport (approaching its saturation), there's now an ongoing regional project to build a second large airport between Rennes and Nantes that will service both cities. This will require building faster andmore frequent transit services with both cities and to their existing airports, through the modernization of the existing regional Rennes-Nantes railway link through Redon, and the interconnection with their fast TGV railway stations.

Airlines and destinations

Aer Lingus (Dublin)
Air France (Bordeaux, Lyon, Montpellier, Nice, Paris-Orly, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Strasbourg, Toulouse)
Airlinair (Basle)
Flybe (Belfast-City, Edinburgh, Exeter, Manchester, Southampton) from Summer 2007
Additional seasonal flights offer direct links to Heraklion (Greece), Dubrovnik (Croatia), Ajaccio, and Dublin.

Cargo Facilities

Warehouse 1,000m² (10,763sq ft), Bonded Warehouse, Transit Zone, Mechanical Handling, Heated Storage, Deep Freeze Storage, Animal Quarantine, Livestock Handling, X-Ray Equipment, Dangerous Goods, Express/Courier Centre

Customs

Hours: 08:00-18:00 & on request
Cargo Handling Agents: Air Ouest Assistance

Passenger Facilities

Annual Capacity 800,000, 12 check-in desks, 7 gates, 2 baggage claim belts, Restaurants, Cafeterias, VIP Lounge, Newsagent/Tobacconist, Gift Shop, Car Rental, Taxi Service/Rank, First Aid

Summary

Airport Code : RNS
Airport Name : St Jacques
Runway Length : 6890 ft.
Runway Elevation : 121 ft.

City : Rennes
Country : France
Country Abbrev. : FR
World Area Code : 427
GMT Offset : -1.0

Telephone : +33 (0)2 99.29.60.00
Fax : +33 (0)2 99.29.60.37
Email : info@rennes.aeroport.fr
Website : www.rennes.aeroport.fr