Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is the international airport of the city of Bordeaux in southwest France. It is located in the commune of Mérignac, 12 km west of Bordeaux, in the Gironde département. It operates flights mainly to metropolitan and leisure destinations in Europe and North Africa and serves as a base for easyJet, Ryanair, Volotea airlines. The airport is mainly used for private jet charter services and domestic flights.
The airport is the 8th largest airport in France and the 6th largest outside the Paris region. The airport shares its runways with 106 Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Force Base.
France private jet charter prices
Although Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport air charter fees depend on variables such as the number of passengers, departure airport, flight time, aircraft position, flight date, the prices for private jet charter from Istanbul → Bordeaux are as follows.
| Light Jet | 18.850 EUR |
| Midsize Jet | 24.700 EUR |
| Heavy Jet | 34.500 EUR |
These prices are average amounts and you can contact us on our flight reservation screen or by phone for the most accurate price information.
History of Bordeaux Merignac Airport
The history of Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport began in 1910 with an aviation week in the region. Founded in 1910, the port was not actively used until 1927. Between 1927 and 1929, the runway was renovated and in 1929 the airport began to receive air mail from Bordeaux with a weekly connection. Land was purchased between 1929 and 1935 for the establishment of military squadrons. These quadrupled the surface area of the airport. In 1935, work began on the construction of the terminal building. Hangar 1 was handed over and the construction of Hangar 2 began. In 1936, the terminal building was completed. After the completion of the terminal building, the port reached the highest classification in the French aviation hierarchy and was renamed Bordeaux-Mérignac airport.
In 1940, concrete runway 1 was completed. Work on runway 2 (now the main runway) began. With the outbreak of World War II and the German capture of the port, all work stopped. Allied bombing destroyed most of the airport facilities in the summer of 1944. German troops blew up the last remaining buildings before leaving the Bordeaux area on August 28, 1944. The airport was rendered unusable after the events.
After the end of the war, work began to reopen the port. In particular, German prisoners were used and an air terminal, a restaurant, offices and a control tower were built. The opening ceremony took place on August 3, 1947. In 1951, the airport was allocated primarily to the General Secretariat of Civil Aviation and secondarily to the Air Force and an aviation construction department. From 1947 to 1952, modernization work continued at the port and passenger traffic increased almost 4 times. By 1955, Bordeaux-Merignac Air Base had reached its maximum development.
On November 8, 1959, the terminal designed by Raymond Mothe was inaugurated. In addition to the control tower, the technical block housing the weather services and the regional control center was integrated into the architectural project. This terminal was expanded and improved until the 1980s, with the creation of the first telescopic walkway in 1987.
In 1996, Concourse B was inaugurated, specially designed for flights to Paris. In 2000, the new control tower designed by Philippe Starck was inaugurated and work began on the reconstruction of Concourse A. In 2010, a third terminal building was inaugurated, based on the Marseille airport model, fully dedicated to low-cost airlines.
Places to visit in Bordeaux
Known as the wine paradise of France, Bordeaux is a city that stands out with its beautiful historical buildings, unique museums, popular streets and wine gardens.
Among the points to visit in the city; Place de la Bourse Square, the most popular and well-known square of the city, Quais de Bordeaux (Bordeaux Beach / Pier) where the most tourists are located, La Cite du Vin (Wine Museum), an ultra-modern cultural center, Bordeaux Wine, the largest wine growing region in the world, La Grosse Cloche (The Great Bell), which attracts attention with its twin conical roofs and architecture, Porte Cailhau (Cailhau Gate) with a design that alternates between Gothic and Renaissance, Esplanade des Quinconces Square, one of the largest squares in Europe with a sculptured fountain in its center, Bordeaux Cathedral (Saint Andre Cathedral), a UNESCO Heritage Site, and the Hotel de Ville (City Hall) dating back to the 1770s.
Bordeaux merignac airport information
Line 1 buses depart from the bus stops in front of the terminal building and run from 05:00 in the morning until 01:30 at night. The buses run every half an hour in the morning and night hours, and every 15 minutes the rest of the time. The Shuttle Bus, which does not wait at intermediate stops compared to the municipal buses and reaches the city center directly, runs every half hour from 08:45 to 20:40 on weekdays.
There are also specially designed vehicles for disabled people who have limited transportation opportunities at the port. There are taxi stands in front of the port. Passengers who prefer a taxi must pay the bridge or highway tolls on the route.
Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Europcar, Firefly, Goldcar, Interrent, Sixt and Hertz, which operate 24 hours a day in their offices on the lower floor of the terminal building, meet the demands of passengers who want rental cars.
