Strasbourg Airport or Aéroport de Strasbourg is an airport located in Entzheim

Entzheim

Entzheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Strasbourg Airport is located in the commune.-References:* -External links:*...

 and 10 km west-southwest of Strasbourg

Strasbourg

Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...

, both communes

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

of the Bas-Rhin

Bas-Rhin

Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...

 département in the Alsace

Alsace

Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...

 région

Régions of France

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of France

France

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. The number of passengers for 2009 was listed at 1,109,397.

Local Transport

The airport is served by commuter rail every 15 minutes. It takes nine minutes to reach Strasbourg main station

Gare de Strasbourg

Gare de Strasbourg is a rail station in the commune of Strasbourg, in Bas-Rhin, France. It is the eastern terminus of the Paris–Strasbourg railway.- Services :The station is the main station in Strasbourg and one of the main stations in the east of France....

. A multi-modal ticket valid on the TER Aéroport

Ter

Ter is a prefix or suffix designating the third instance of a thing, thus following bis and preceding quater.Ter can also refer to:* River Ter, in Essex;* Ter , the debut album of American rock band Sweet Water...

 and the Strasbourg Tram to any point in the CUS

Urban Community of Strasbourg

The Urban Community of Strasbourg , also known by its French initials CUS, is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Strasbourg and some of its suburbs....

 is 3,60 Euro.

Impact of the TGV

Since the new LGV Est

LGV Est

The LGV Est européenne is an extension to the French high-speed rail network, connecting currently Vaires-sur-Marne and Baudrecourt , and later Vaires-sur-Marne and Vendenheim . , it is the newest high-speed line in France and still under construction, with of a planned in service...

 high speed rail line from Paris to Strasbourg has opened there has been a reduction in plane ridership. Once the new LGV Rhin Rhône opens in late 2011 patronage of the airport is expected to fall even further.

Airlines and destinations

External links

• Strasbourg Airport (official site)
• Aéroport de Strasbourg (Union des Aéroports Français)