# Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD)

> Bordeaux/Mérignac, FR · IATA: BOD · ICAO: LFBD · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BOD` |
| ICAO | `LFBD` |
| City | Bordeaux/Mérignac |
| Country | FR |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 49 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 44.82830, -0.71556 |

## Description

Vineyards on one side, defence industry on the other: Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (IATA: BOD, ICAO: LFBD) serves a region whose exports could hardly be more different - grand cru wines from the Bordelais and aerospace and defence technology. Dassault Aviation builds its Falcon business jets in Mérignac and final-assembles the Rafale fighter, with Thales and ArianeGroup in the neighbourhood; the civil airport shares its runways with air base BA106 of the French Air Force. Commercial cargo remains modest at a volume in the low five-digit tonnage range: a freight zone with customs clearance handles express services and belly shipments, while wine exports mostly travel as sea containers and urgent industrial goods roll by road feeder to Paris-CDG. On the passenger side, Bordeaux ranks among France's largest regional airports with around 7 million travellers a year, with easyJet, Ryanair and Volotea shaping the schedule. The airport also wrote a piece of transport history: since France's 2023 climate law banned domestic flights where the train covers the route in under two and a half hours, Bordeaux to Paris-Orly became one of Europe's first air routes removed by legislation - the TGV took over entirely. The A630 ring motorway around Bordeaux provides access, the city centre lies about 12 kilometres east, and since 2023 tram line A has linked the terminal directly to downtown.

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