Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport or Aéroport de Montpellier–Méditerranée , also known as Fréjorgues Airport, is an airport in southern France. It is located east-southeast of Montpellier in Mauguio, in the Hérault department of the Occitanie region in France. The airport opened in 1946, 8 years after the first flight to the area. The airport carries the 10th largest number of passengers in France (over 1.18 million in 2010). A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university) is also located at the airport. Facilities The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12L/30R is and 12R/30L is . Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport: Statistics Ground transport Bus route 120 (the "Airport Shuttle") runs between Place de l’Europe tramway station and the Airport along Avenue Pierre Mendès-France. ÉcoPôle and Parc Expo are the closest Montpellier tramway stations, but the stations are not close to the passenger terminal. Airlife magazine Montpellier Airport's quarterly magazine, Airlife, began publication in 2016. Published by Lysagora Media, the magazine has articles on travel, design, lifestyle and leisure as well as information about the airport and its flight schedules. References External links Montpellier Airport (official site) CCI de Montpellier (official site) Aéroport de Montpellier–Méditerranée (Union des Aéroports Français) Airports in Occitania (administrative region) Buildings and structures in Montpellier Buildings and structures in Hérault Airports established in 1946