Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE)

New routes and frequency possibilities and why these routes would work

CODE, DESTINATION, COUNTRY 2010 GLOBAL LOCAL TRAFFIC (Indirect+ Direct Traffic) 2010 LOCAL INDIRECT TRAFFIC %LOCAL INDIRECT TRAFFIC VAR 10/09 GLOBAL LOCAL MARKET WEEKLY FREQ FROM/TO NICE S11 More details
DOMESTIC
BES, Brest, FRANCE 20 376 14 386 71% 7% 2 More details
NTE, Nantes, FRANCE 86 984 10 435 12% -19% 14 More details
BOD, Bordeaux, FRANCE 75 358 9 541 13% -24% 13 More details
BIQ, Biarritz, FRANCE 11 384 6 201 54% -44% 2 More details
LRT, Lorient, FRANCE 5 666 5 666 100% 0% not operated More details
RNS, Rennes, FRANCE 31 134 5 319 17% -12% 7 More details
SXB, Strasbourg, FRANCE 76 187 4 926 6% -16% 13 More details
LIL, Lille, FRANCE 90 452 4 773 5% -15% 13 More details
ETZ, Metz/Nancy, FRANCE 22 710 4 432 20% -14% 7 More details
CFR, Caen, FRANCE 4 716 4 374 93% 40% 1 More details
CFE, Clermont Ferrand, FRANCE 15 554 3 279 21% -20% 4 More details
MLH, Mulhouse, FRANCE 3 009 3 009 100% 62% not operated More details
SHORT & MEDIUM HAUL - EUROPE
ATH, Athens, GREECE 43 278 34 414 80% 24% 1 More details
PRG, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC 22 532 22 532 100% 15% 2 More details
HAM, Hamburg, GERMANY 42 476 19208 45% -10% 7 More details
BUD, Budapest, HUNGARY 18 459 18 459 100% 21% not operated More details
MAN, Manchester Intl. UNITED KINGDOM 38 687 14 067 36% 22% 6 More details
OPO, Porto, PORTUGAL 13 491 13 491 100% 30% not operated More details
VCE, Venice, ITALY 20 268 12 938 64% -14% 3 More details
EDI, Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM 33 069 9 070 27% -30% 3 More details
LED, St Petersburg, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 22 428 8 034 36% 31% 4 More details
HAJ, Hanover, GERMANY 20 705 7 707 37% 36% not operated More details
SOF, Sofia, BULGARIA 7 500 7 500 100% -12% not operated More details
GLA, Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM 7 421 7 421 100% 47% 2 More details
VNO, Vilnius, LITHUANIA 7 001 7 001 100% 85% not operated More details
NAP, Naples Capodichino, ITALY 11 302 6 895 61% 26% not operated More details
SVG, Stavanger, NORWAY 15 419 6 815 44% -25% 2 More details
PMI, Palma Mallorca, SPAIN 8 403 6 732 80% -3% 7 More details
AGP, Malaga, SPAIN 9 207 6 679 73% -20% 7 More details
LCA, Larnaca, CYPRUS 6 534 6 534 100% 35% not operated More details
BLL, Billund, DENMARK 13 190 6 403 49% -18% 1 More details
CTA, Catania, ITALY 6 077 6 077 100% 52% not operated More details
KRK, Krakow, POLAND 5 368 5 368 100% 93% not operated More details
SKG, Thessaloniki, GREECE 5 343 5 343 100% 13% not operated More details
TLL, Tallinn, ESTONIA 8 938 5 034 56% 115% 1 More details
BRE, Bremen, GERMANY 4 538 4 538 100% -44% not operated More details
BEG, Belgrade, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA 4 362 4 362 100% 26% not operated More details
PMO, Palermo, ITALY 3 865 3 865 100% -22% 1 More details
AYT, Antalya, TURKEY 3 139 3 139 100% -1% not operated More details
SHORT & MEDIUM HAUL - MIDDLE EAST
TLV, Tel Aviv Yafo, ISRAEL 50 919 35 501 70% 31% 2 More details
BEY, Beirut, LEBANON 43 123 35 454 82% 142% 4 More details
AMM, Amman, JORDAN 6 313 6 313 100% 100% not operated More details
RUH, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA 5 926 5 926 100% 125% not operated More details
JED, Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA 5 450 5 450 100% 92% not operated More details
SHORT & MEDIUM HAUL - NORTH AFRICA
CAI, Cairo, EGYPT 13 229 13 229 100% 5% not operated More details
RAK, Marrakech, MOROCCO 32 233 4 361 14% -14% 3 More details
AGA, Agadir, MOROCCO 1 495 1 495 100% -18% not operated More details
LONG HAUL - ASIA/OCEANIA
NRT, Tokyo Narita, JAPAN 71 826 71 826 100% 75% not operated More details
ICN, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA 31 458 31 458 100% 225% not operated More details
BKK, Bangkok, THAILAND 30 422 30 422 100% 16% not operated More details
HKG, Hong Kong, HONG KONG 23 791 23 791 100% 103% not operated More details
PEK, Beijing, CHINA 23 209 23 209 100% 102% not operated More details
PVG, Shanghai Pudong, CHINA 18 085 18 085 100% 141% not operated More details
SYD, Sydney Kingsford Smith, AUSTRALIA 14 369 14 369 100% 148% not operated More details
KIX, Osaka, JAPAN 13 134 13 134 100% 72% not operated More details
DEL, Delhi, INDIA 10 913 10 913 100% 74% not operated More details
SIN, Singapore, SINGAPORE 10 273 10 273 100% 35% not operated More details
BOM, Bombay, INDIA 10 064 10 064 100% 88% not operated More details
TPE, Taipei, TAIWAN 6 262 6 262 100% 41% not operated More details
KUL, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA 5 169 5 169 100% 74% not operated More details
LONG HAUL - NORTH AMERICA
YUL, Montreal Trudeau, CANADA 74 389 49 494 67% 84% 2 More details
YYZ, Toronto, CANADA 42 616 42 616 100% 120% not operated More details
MIA, Miami, UNITED STATES 15 589 15 589 100% -13% not operated More details
SFO, San Francisco, UNITED STATES 12 238 12 238 100% 3% not operated More details
LAX, Los Angeles, UNITED STATES 11 836 11 836 100% -27% not operated More details
YVR, Vancouver, CANADA 11 261 11 261 100% 77% not operated More details
LAS, Las Vegas, UNITED STATES 7 288 7 288 100% 136% not operated More details
PHL, Philadelphia, UNITED STATES 729 729 100% -64% not operated More details
LONG HAUL - CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
GRU, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL 24 529 24 529 100% 199% not operated More details
PTP, Pointe A Pitre, GUADELOUPE 12 523 12 523 100% 2% not operated More details
EZE, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA 11 481 11 481 100% 71% not operated More details
MEX, Mexico City, MEXICO 11 299 11 299 100% 107% not operated More details
GIG, Rio De Janeiro, BRAZIL 11 215 11 215 100% 116% not operated More details
FDF, Fort De France, MARTINIQUE 10 401 10 401 100% -7% not operated More details
CCS, Caracas, VENEZUELA 6 398 6 398 100% 151% not operated More details
LONG HAUL - AFRICA (EXCL. NORTH AFRICA)
JNB, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA 20 033 20 033 100% 80% not operated More details
DKR, Dakar, SENEGAL 6 839 6 839 100% 8% not operated More details
CPT, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA 6 829 6 829 100% 54% not operated More details
RUN, St Denis De La Reunion, REUNION ISLAND 5 190 5 190 100% -11% not operated More details
MRU, Mauritius, MAURITIUS 4 360 4 360 100% -49% not operated More details

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Other Major reasons to serve this airport

Nice Airport the second busiest airport in France

  • 9 600 000 passengers in 2010
  • A common day at Nice airport 26,000 passengers travelling in 322 commercial airplane movements with an average of 81 passengers per flight.

Nice Airport network Summer 2011

  • 105 scheduled destinations – 35 countries – 58 airlines including 17 low cost airlines
    • France : 22 destinations - 8 airlines
    • Europe without France : 67 destinations - 23 countries - 40 airlines
    • North Africa : 8 destinations - 3 countries - 4 airlines
    • Intercontinental : 8 destinations - 8 countries - 8 airlines
  • More than 1,250 weekly frequencies.
  • The only French regional airport with a daily transatlantic service on New-York and a daily service on Dubai.
  • Nice-Monaco: one of the world's N°1 scheduled helicopter route (1 flight every 20 minutes)
  • AIRPORT CATCHMENT AREA : 8 million inhabitants
    • In the heart of Southern Europe.
    • 1 million inhabitants within 30 minutes of the airport*.
    • 8 million inhabitants within 21/2 hours by car.
    • Nice is the 5th biggest city in France.
    *Data: Sirius CCI, 2009
  • AN ATTRACTIVE REGION
    • 300 days of sunshine per year.
    • The south attracts migrants of all ages.
    • Each year, over 20,000 people between the ages of 20 and 29 settle in the south.
    • Business tourism offsets the seasonal aspect of the traffic. Sophia Antipolis, Europe's leading Technology Park with 25,000 R&D managers and engineers.
    • 200 international events each year Between 300,000 and 500,000 congress delegates
    • Monaco's prime financial market
    • Winter tourism in South Alps: ski resort at 90 km from the airport (open from December to April).
  • For more details about the French Riviera region click here.

    Data: SIRIUS/CAD 2008/2009

  • STRONG INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE
    • 1,500 companies with foreign capital generating 23,000 jobs.
    • 12% foreign residents.
    • 55 nationalities.
    • 60% English speakers.
    Data: Sirius CCI May 2007
  • TOURISM IN FRANCE
    • #1 in the world: 82 million visitors per year.
  • TOURISM IN THE PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D'AZUR AREA
    • Expenditure per tourist travelling by air: €70/day.
    • 34 million visitors per year.
    • 2nd most popular destination in France.
    • 220 million hotel nights.
    • 22% of France's 4* hotels are located on the Côte d'Azur.
    • 1.7 million cruise passengers in 2009.
    • Revenue: €1.1 billion.

    Data : CRT 2009/CCI 2009

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Marketing and other support

INCENTIVE POLICY
Launch of a new route
  • Discount on landing fees
    • 75% for the first year
    • 50 % for the second year
    • 40 % for the third year (only for long haul – route > 3 400 km)
  • Discount on passengers fees
    • 50 % for the first year
    • 30 % for the second year
    • 20 % for the third year (only for long haul – route > 3 400 km)
  • Conditions for application – Short and medium haul
    • The route hasn't been operated for at least 12 months by the same airline
    • The route has to be operated for at least one aeronautical season and on the minimum basis of 24 rotations during summer and/or 16 rotations during winter
    • Night flight excluded (from 22:00 pm to 06:00 am local time)
    • The catchment aera of the new destination must be independent of any other served catchment area from/to Nice
    • If a second airline operates the same new route, the latter will benefit from the same discount application for the remaining period
  • Conditions for application – Long haul
    • The route must be equal or longer than 3,400 km
    • The route hasn't been operated for at least 12 months by the same airline
    • The route has to be operated for at least one aeronautical season and on the minimum basis of 16 rotations during summer and/or 12 rotations during winter
    • Night flight excluded (from 22:00 pm to 06:00 am local time)
    • The catchment aera of the new destination must be independent of any other served catchment area from/to Nice
    • If a second airline operates the same new route, the latter will benefit from the same discount application for the remaining period

Before each aeronautical season, a committee composed by Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur, 2 major Airlines, CSTA, SCARA, ratifies the discount applications for each new route.

Bonus for traffic development
  • IATA Summer Season Bonus of €1.50 excl. VAT awarded to scheduled airlines (with traffic of N-1 > 5,000 passengers at Nice Airport)
    • per extra departing passenger above the airport's summer growth objective (4,7% in 2011)
    • minus passenger traffic that already benefits from new route incentive measures.
  • IATA Winter Season Bonus of €5 excl. VAT awarded to scheduled airlines (with traffic of N-1 > 3,000 Passengers at Nice Airport)
    • per extra departing passenger above the airport's winter growth objective (3% in 2011/2012)
    • minus passenger traffic that already benefits from new route incentive measures.
    • Bonus calculated and paid at the end of each IATA season.
  • Conditions for application*
    • Unscheduled routes are excluded
    • Night flight excluded (from 22:00 pm to 06:00 am local time)

(*) Don't hesitate to contact us for full detailed conditions.

NETWORK DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
A PROFESSIONAL TEAM AT YOUR SERVICE !
  • Routes Studies: expertise in route analysis and potential, route profitability, with the most efficient modern tools (Route, PRO, BSP, SRS Analyser).
  • T.O.D.: origin, destination and profile passenger surveys.
  • Statistics: available online from our website or on request.
  • Engineering: rich experience in Airport Marketing Engineering at Pointe-à-Pitre, Tahiti Faa'a, Reunion Island, Cyprus...
MARKETING SUPPORT
  • Our Code of Ethics: providing equal treatment for all carriers, depending on the importance of the new route for NCE's network on the French Riviera.
  • If you are looking for promotional tools to launch new routes to/from Nice, the Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Marketing Department can customize and finance your media plan...
    • Press conference: we can organize a meeting for you with the most influential journalists from the Nice Côte d'Azur Airport catchment area.
    • Press: advertising on supports with a strong edition according to your target.
    • Billboards: very good visibility on large billboards located on main thoroughfares.
    • Radio: a choice of leading radio stations with a daily audience of 200,000 listeners.
    • Internet:
      • Fun tools to promote your destination on the second airport's website in France.
      • Online quizz (edited under the control of a bailiff) posted on www.nice.aeroport.fr (190,000 visitors per month).
      • Tailor -made banners on a selection of websites. Web marketing action with banner, social networking like
      • Articles on social networks (Facebook ,Twitter, etc.)
    • Direct Marketing: an immediate one-to-one impact with over 4,000 business contacts. e-mailing: 1,800 contacts from a regularly updated customer database to keep in touch with the influencers: travel agencies and firms from the catchment area.
    • Event: sales blitz. A four persons' team for a blitz operation aimed at people working in the tourism industry. Street marketing to promote the destination.
PLAISIR DE PARTIR
  • "Plaisir de Partir", a promotional brand for flights and stays to/from Nice. Over 80% of offers for stays, excursions, cruises, weekends involves regularly scheduled flights.
  • Thanks to the integrated BravoFly search engine, your plane tickets out of Nice are on sale over the Airport's entire catchment area. It is promoted through an annual media plan in the most influential supports.
  • You can help your TO partners benefit from your best rates for departures from Nice in direct or connecting flights.
  • www.plaisirdepartir.com - For further information: plaisirdepartir@cote-azur.aeroport.fr
CLUB AIRPORT PREMIER
  • Club Airport Premier is a recognition programme reserved exclusively for passengers who travel from Nice Côte d'Azur Airport at least 10 times a year. We are offering you the opportunity to become involved in this innovative experience free of charge. By becoming one of the scheme's partners, you can give your best clients the Club Airport Premier Card.
  • Advantages for you:
    • Communicate with our 14,000 frequent travellers.
    • Promote your new destinations departing from Nice to 9,500 members via the quarterly newsletter and information flashes dedicated to you.
  • To find out more: clubairportpremier@cote-azur.aeroport.fr

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Catchment Area

  • 120 minutes catchment : > 8 million
    • In the heart of Southern Europe.
    • 1 million inhabitants within 30 minutes of the airport*.
    • 8 million inhabitants within 120 minutes by car.
    • Nice is the 5th biggest city in France.
    *Data: Sirius CCI, 2009
  • The most important international events:
    • Cannes Film Festival: 123 countries.
    • Monaco Grand Prix.
    • MIPIM, the world' property market: 79 countries.
    • MIPCom, the world's leading content market for professionals of entertainment: 100countries.
  • Passenger Profile 2010:
    • 9 600 000 passengers in 2010
      • 38% resident
      • 62% visitors
    • Reason of travel
      • 45% tourism
      • 29% business
      • 26% personal
    • Nationality:
      • 50% French
      • 42% European
      • 8% Others

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Under-served freight opportunities and other economic impact factors

CARGO: ADDED VALUE FOR THE REGION
AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK WITH MORE THAN 100 ROUTES

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  • European & domestic network: 87 destinations
  • African network: 1 destination
  • North African network: 8 destinations
  • Transatlantic network: 2 destinations
  • Middle East network: 5 destinations
  • 77% of airfreight travels on mixed passenger/cargo flights
  • Airfreight profile
    • Incoming = 43%
    • Outgoing = 57%
  • Trucked Airfreight profile
    • Incoming = 27%
    • Outgoing = 73%
  • Express freight profile
    • Incoming = 58%
    • Outgoing = 42%
10 First airfreight destinations
Rank Destination Capacities
1 UAE 8,256 t
2 USA 1,032 t
3 France 890 t
4 Switzerland 700 t
5 Germany 398 t
6 Turkey 210 t
7 Tunisia 73 t
8 Portugal 64 t
9 Morocco 64 t
10 Cape Verde 51 t
* First stop over / Sources: 2010 Nice Cote d'Azur Airport Statistics
A DRIVING FORCE FOR THE FRENCH RIVIERA'S MAIN INDUSTRIES
The cargo markets in Nice
  • Flower production
  • Fragrance and flavours
  • Perishable goods
  • High technology
  • Space industry
  • Pharmaceutical industry
Inter-modality
  • Overnight and day lorry-shuttle connections with many neighbouring European airports boost the load rate of flights from Nice.
AIR SERVICES
Infrastructure
  • 2 parallel runways enabling 50 movements per hour
  • Length: South = 2,963 metres North = 2,730 metres
  • Landing: Localizer + ILS + glide + DME visual PAPI
  • Authorized equipment: all types of aircraft, including Boeing 777-300, Boeing 747-400F, Antonov 124 F, Airbus A340-600, Airbus A380 under study.
The cargo terminal
  • Open 24/24
  • Total handling capacity: 50,000 metric tons
  • Storage zone: 10,000 m2
  • Sheltered outdoor area: 2,300 m2
  • 4 officially approved cold rooms for products of animal and vegetable origin
  • Veterinary border inspection post
  • Phytosanitary border inspection post
  • Strongroom
  • 4 openings onto runway
Speed
  • Boeing 767 unloaded in less than 30 minutes and merchandise available within the following 2 hours.
  • Fast simple customs clearance.
  • Linked to the East-West Franco-Italian motorway network.
Security
  • Cargo zone is guarded round the clock.
  • All freight handling agents are DGAC-approved "regulates agents".
  • Security procedure adjusted to consignments in transit within the cargo terminal.

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Key Facts
Key facts
  • The 2nd busiest airport in France.
  • 9 600 000 passengers in 2010
    • 38% resident
    • 62% visitors
  • Reason of travel:
    • 45% tourism
    • 29% business
    • 26% personal
  • Nationality:
    • 50% French
    • 42% European
    • 8% Others
  • Traveling on a 105 scheduled-routes network to 35 countries
  • Offering more than 1.250 weekly frequencies
  • With 58 airlines including 17 low cost airlines
  • Catchment area > 8 million inhabitants
  • 2010 Indirect traffic : 1.8 million pax (from/to Nice)

Read the latest statistics from Nice Côte d'Azur Airport

Geography
  • Urban airport near the city of Nice (5 km from the city centre).
  • Located by the sea just 40 km from Cannes and Monaco for which helicopter service is available (one of the world's heaviest traffic).
  • The Nice Côte d'Azur Airport has a 370-hectare surface area.
  • Ski resort at 90 km from the airport (open from December to April)
Infrastructure & Operations
  • 2 parallel runways: 2570m and 2693m.
  • 1 high-speed exit (up to 52 movements/hour, 26 landings per hour). It can accommodate all aircraft up to code E.
  • Works on the runways and roads have been underway since 2008 to accommodate A380 aircraft regularly in 2012.
  • Fully Slot Coordinated.
  • Operating hours: 24h.
  • Total capacity : 14 million passengers.
  • 2 Terminals + a General aviation Terminal :

Terminal 1

  • 45 000m2 (National, Schengen and non-Schengen).
  • Capacity: 4.5 million passengers.
  • 6 telescopic passenger bridges with windows - contact rate: >92%.
  • 55 standard registration counters in 6 zones.
  • 9 security check-in posts.
  • Automatic baggage sorting system with laser barcode scan of luggage tags.
  • Maximum hourly rate: 2,600 pieces of luggage/hour.
  • 25 boarding gates including 11 in the international zone.
  • 6 baggage conveyor belts for arrivals.

Terminal 2

  • 55,000 m2 (National, Schengen and non Schengen).
  • Capacity: 8 million passengers.
  • 12 telescopic passenger bridges with windows - contact rate: >97%.
  • 63 standard registration counters in 4 zones.
  • 10 security check-in posts.
  • 1 manual baggage sorting system and 1 automatic system with laser barcode scan of luggage tags.
  • Maximum hourly rate: 2,600 pieces of luggage/hour.
  • 24 boarding gates including 7 in the international zone.
  • 7 baggage conveyor belts for arrivals.
  • Two additional double bridges (A380 compatible) should be inaugurated as from summer 2011.
  • An extension of the passenger terminal with an additional
  • 3 to 4 million passenger capacity should be available in 2018.

General aviation terminal

  • A new terminal for general aviation has opened in March 2010.
  • VIP lounges, areas for crews to relax, airline companies' and specialised agents' desks and luxury shopping share the majority of the new 1,500m² General Aviation Terminal.
Charges & Annual Reports

For Airport Charges & Annual Reports please contact the Network Development Manager.

KEY FACTS

Route Development Contact
Michel Tohane
Position
Network Development Manager
Address
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
Marketing and Operationnal Communications Management
BP 3331 06206
Nice Cedex 3
France
Contact
Tel:
+33 (0) 49321 5966
Fax:
+33 (0) 49321 4403
Website
Nice Airport Website