Aéroport du Grand Ouest
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Aéroport du Grand Ouest
The Aéroport du Grand Ouest Project is a planned new airport, to be situated 30 km (20 mi) to the north-west of the French city of Nantes in the commune of Notre-Dame-des-Landes. It is intended that the new airport will replace Nantes Atlantique Airport as the airport for Nantes, but also serve as an international gateway for western France.[1]
The €580 million project was approved in February 2008, with construction expected to start in 2014 and an opening date in 2017.[2] Initially the airport will have a capacity of four million passengers a year, increasing to nine million by 2050. This compares with the current capacity at Nantes Atlantique of three million passengers a year, a capacity that it is claimed cannot be increased because of the proximity of the airport to the city centre (a distance of only 8 km (5 mi)).[1]
The new airport will have two runways, and will be linked to the French motorway and rail networks.[1]
The airport has been met with strong opposition, notably led by The Greens, Ségolène Royal and Arnaud Montebourg, even though the Socialist Party (France) supports it.
References
- ^ a b c "New Notre Dame des Landes Airport, Nantes, France". airport-technology.com. http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/newnantes/. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ^ "Calendrier Previsionnel". Aeroport Grandouest. http://aeroport-grandouest.fr/blog/2010/04/07/calendrier-previsionnel. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
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Coordinates: 47°21′11″N 1°43′23″W / 47.353°N 1.723°W
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