Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport
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Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport or Aéroport de Metz–Nancy–Lorraine (IATA: ETZ, ICAO: LFJL) is an airport serving the Lorraine région of France. It is located in Goin, 16.5 km southeast of Metz,[1] (both communes of the Moselle département) and north of Nancy (a commune of Meurthe-et-Moselle). It opened to the public on October 28, 1991 and replaced Nancy–Essey and Metz–Frescaty airports.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | G.I.G.A.L. (Groupement Intercommunal de Gestion de l'Aéroport Lorrain) | ||||||||||
Serves | Metz and Nancy, France | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 870 ft / 265 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°58′42″N 006°14′48″E | ||||||||||
Website | metz-nancy-lorraine.aeroport.fr | ||||||||||
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Sources: French AIP[1] |
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The airport used to rebrand itself as "Lorraine Airport" in English only in 2015. In 2023, however, a court ruled that the act violated the Toubon law, and the airport reverted to its French name "Lorraine Aéroport".[2]