Airports / France / MPL
Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport
LFMT / MPLMontpellier/Méditerranée, FranceELEV 17 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport (FNI) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (LFMT / MPL) sits in Montpellier/Méditerranée, France, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 17 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list MPL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport (FNI, 22 nm), Béziers Vias airport (BZR, 31 nm), and Aérodrome d'Alès Cévennes (LFMS, 31 nm).
Trip costs from MPL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MPL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
LFMT
IATA
MPL
FAA / Local
LFMT
Elevation
17 ft
Coordinates
43.5762° N · 3.9630° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs France fields
state range 7–3,362 ft
At 17 ft, MPL sits lower than 96% of the 135 France fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 22nmFNINîmes-Arles-Camargue AirportNîmes/Garons
- 31nmBZRBéziers Vias airportBéziers
- 31nmLFMSAérodrome d'Alès CévennesAlès/Deaux
- 42nmLFMIIstres-Le Tubé Air BaseIstres, Bouches-du-Rhône
- 45nmAVNAvignon Caumont airportAvignon
- 50nmLFMYSalon-de-Provence (BA 701) Air BaseSalon
Location
Open the full mapLFMT · Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport · Montpellier/Méditerranée, France
