Paris-Orly Airport

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Paris-Orly Airport
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Characteristics
ICAO code LFPO
IATA code ORY
Coordinates

48 ° 43 '31 "  N , 2 ° 21' 34"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '31 "  N , 2 ° 21' 34"  E

Height above MSL 89 m (292  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 9 km south of Paris
Street Autoroute A6
Local transport Orlyval
Basic data
opening 1932
operator ADP
surface 1528 ha
Terminals 3
Passengers 31,855,126 (2019)
Air freight 98,461 t (2019)
Flight
movements
218,378 (2019)
Employees 26,000
Runways
02/20 2400 m × 60 m concrete
06/24 3650 m × 45 m asphalt
07/25 3320 m × 45 m concrete

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The Paris-Orly airport after Paris Charles-de-Gaulle is the second largest international passenger airport of the French capital Paris . It serves as a hub for Corsair International , Transavia France and easyJet as well as mainly domestic flights for Air France and handled over 33 million passengers in 2018.

In the 1950s , the airport replaced Le Bourget as the most important Paris airport and was then simply called Aéroport de Paris (“Paris Airport”). The name Orly (after the Paris suburb Orly ) was already in use and has been in common use since the opening of the major Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport.

Location and transport links

The airport is located nine kilometers south of Paris on an area that belongs to the municipalities of Orly , Villeneuve-le-Roi , Athis-Mons , Paray-Vieille-Poste , Chilly-Mazarin and Wissous .

Streets

Coming from Paris, the national road N7 runs under Terminal Orly 4 and the runways to the south, the nearest motorway is the A6.

Orlyval

The Orlyval's automatic trains run in a few minutes between the two stops Orly 4 and Orly 1/2/3 and on to the Antony RER stop , where you can change to the RER B line to Paris - continue to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport see below. Travel between the terminals is free.

RER

The airport is connected to two lines of the RER S-Bahn , the RER C line stops at the Pont-de-Rungis / Aéroport d'Orly stop , from where a shuttle bus runs to the terminals. The RER B line stops at Antony , where you can change to the OrlyVAL automatic train that stops at the terminals.

tram

The line 7 of the Paris tramway links the airport with a journey time of about 30 minutes to the metro terminus of line 7 in Villejuif.

buses

The Paris public transport company RATP has regular bus routes to Orly; Line 183 to the metro station Porte de Choisy , line 285 to the Métro Villejuif-Louis Aragon and two routes of the night bus routes called Noctilien to Porte d'Italie and to Athis Mons-Pyramid de Juvisy . Express buses operate as jet buses to Villejuif-Louis Aragon and as Orlybus to Denfert-Rochereau .

Buses operated by the airport company Aéroports de Paris run between the terminals and the more distant holiday car parks.

Cars Air France

Air France coaches ( Cars ) run on Line 1 from Terminal des Invalides via Montparnasse to Roissy Airport.

Line 14 of the Paris Metro

As part of the Grand Paris Express project , line 14 of the Paris Mêtro will in future be extended to Orly Airport and will then represent the fastest and most frequented connection to downtown Paris without having to change trains.

Connections to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport

For many trips, a connection between the airports is necessary, as Air France has its international hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport , where most flights from Germany also land, but many domestic French routes still start at Orly airport, where formerly Air Inter , its own company for domestic transport, had its base.

Cars Air France

Line 3 of the Air France coaches connects Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports directly and stops at all terminals. The tickets can be purchased at the bus stop or on the bus. The drive on the Parisian ring road Boulevard Peripherique usually takes less than an hour, but can also take considerably longer due to the congestion of the roads.

Orlyval & RER

The Orlyval stops at the terminals and then travels about seven kilometers to the Antony stop , where you change to the RER B suburban train that stops at Charles-de-Gaulle Airport at the stations next to Terminals 2 and 3 - to the Terminal 1 you also have to take the shuttle bus or the CDG-Val from the RER station.

history

Maintenance hangars were built on the airfield near Orly as early as the 1920s, including two 300 m long airship hangars . During the Second World War, the airport was occupied by the German Air Force from 1940 to 1944. The staff and the II. Group of Kampfgeschwader 51 (staff and II./KG 51) were in Orly from summer 1940 to spring 1941 and took part in the Battle of Britain during this time .

At the end of the war, Orly was handed over to the French authorities by the US armed forces, who put it back into operation as a civil airport in Paris. In the northern area, however, the Americans kept an area that the United States Air Force called Orly Air Base and used until France left the military structures of NATO in 1967 . The base served in particular as a logistics center for air transport and the NATO headquarters , which was then based in Rocquencourt . As early as 1948, the airport was handling 215,000 passengers. In 1952, Air France moved into Terminal Nord, which at the time had gates and 50 car parking spaces. Two years later, the Orly Nord tower went into operation. In 1956 construction began on the South Terminal, which was finally opened in 1961. A new control tower followed in 1966 and Orly West was the second new terminal in 1971.

In 1991 the Orlyval was put into operation between the terminals and the RER B S-Bahn line . The 15.5 km² area of ​​the airport has remained optically unchanged for many years. This is due to a 1996 growth ban on the airport and the construction of Roissy Airport (CDG). More than 30 million passengers, 250,000 flight movements per year or night flights (11:30 pm - 6:00 am) were banned by the legislature in 1996. All take-offs after that have to wait until the next morning, arriving flights are diverted to Roissy. This is to protect the residents from too much aircraft noise , but also to limit the traffic to and from Orly.

On March 19, 2019, the terminals were given new names for the first time after 58 and 48 years of operation: the previous Orly West terminal is now referred to as Orly 1 and Orly 2, the previous Orly South terminal as Orly 4. This is new between the two original terminals The connecting building is called Orly 3.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the sharp decline in air traffic, the airport was closed on March 31, 2020 until further notice.

Traffic volume

year Passengers Change over previous year
1990 24,300,000 n / a
1991 23,300,000 - 4.1%
1992 25,200,000 + 8.2%
1993 25,400,000 + 0.8%
1994 26,600,000 + 4.7%
1995 26,700,000 + 0.4%
1996 27,400,000 + 2.6%
1997 25,100,000 - 8.4%
1998 25,000,000 - 0.4%
1999 25,400,000 + 1.6%
2000 23,000,000 - 9.4%
2001 25,400,000 + 10.4%
2002 23.172.639 - 8.8%
2003 22,457,037 - 3.1%
2004 24.053.215 + 7.1%
2005 24,860,532 + 3.4%
2006 25,622,152 + 3.1%
2007 26,440,736 + 3.2%
2008 26.209.703 - 0.9%
2009 25,107,693 - 4.2%
2010 25.203.969 + 0.4%
2011 27.139.076 + 7.7%
2012 27.232.263 + 0.3%
2013 28.274.154 + 3.8%
2014 28,862,586 + 2.1%
2015 29,664,993 + 2.8%
2016 31,237,865 + 5.3%
2017 32,042,475 + 2.6%
2018 33.120.685 + 3.4%
2019 31,855,126 - 3.8%

Terminal building

Orly 4 (formerly Orly South)

Exterior view of the
Orly 4 terminal
Inside the
Orly 4 terminal
Interior view of the
Orly 1 / Orly 2 terminal

Orly South Terminal opened in 1961 based on a design by Henry Vicariot. It consists of a steel frame construction 200 meters long and 70 meters deep with a glass facade based on the model of the Lever House . The term Vitrine de la France , the shop window of France, referred to both the light and airy atmosphere of the hall and the prestige factor of the showcase building. Of the eight floors, the two basement floors are mainly used for technology, above which there are check-in areas, a shopping arcade and various restaurants. Viewing terraces lead up to the roof. With the addition of the two satellites in 1966, the building on the apron side grew to a length of 700 meters, increasing the capacity from six to nine million passengers.

In 1995 the check-in area was expanded from smaller corridors to three large areas in a U-shape, in 1999 all check-in areas were combined into one large hall and the southern satellite, which is connected to the terminal underground, was built. The tower was only built next to the terminal in 1966 and is not part of the original plan , but was built in the same style and has therefore visually merged with the reception building.

Orly 3 (new connection building)

Beginning in April 2015, a new, 250 m long and 120 m wide terminal with 80,000 m² of usable space on three floors was built between the existing south and west terminals, which now functions as a connection between the previously separate areas and the additional handling of 3.5 Millions of passengers a year. A first section of the new building was put into operation on April 11, 2018, the full opening took place on April 16, 2019. A ceremonial inauguration in the presence of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe and Minister of Transport Élisabeth Borne took place on April 18, 2019. At the new terminal, either four wide -bodied aircraft or eight narrow- body aircraft can be handled at the same time , depending on requirements . The facility inside includes sixty check-in counters , twelve security checkpoints , twenty border control points for departure, five of which are automatic according to the PARAFE system , twenty border control points for entry (five of which are automatic) and four baggage claim belts in the arrival area. The construction costs amounted to 385 million euros.

Orly 1 and Orly 2 (formerly Orly West)

An essential criterion for the design of the second Orly West terminal was a drastic shortening of the walking distances from up to 400 m at Orly South to only 100 m, separate floors for check-in and baggage return, the direct connection between the parking lots and the arrival area without crossing the right of way as well as an option for later extensions. The simple building was designed by the architects Coutant, Vigouroux and Laroche, who worked for the airport company. In 1971, the middle halls 2 and 3 were opened for three million passengers each, who protrude onto the apron and in which the processing took place decentrally directly at the aircraft, which reduced the risk of misdirection of luggage and passengers. Initially, domestic and medium-haul flights were handled, but very quickly the company Air Inter , which was then responsible for French domestic flights, became the sole occupier of the building, which meant that passport control points were no longer required. A situation that would last for almost 25 years until Air Inter was taken over by Air France . Even today, most flights from Paris to the provinces are handled in Orly West. In 1986, Hall 4, an existing side wing, in which check-in counters were installed, was expanded. Most of the check-in takes place at bus gates. Up to four million travelers can be handled there. In 1993, based on a design by Paul Andreu, Hall 1 was built with 8 passenger boarding bridges and a capacity of six million passengers; large parts of the facade are clad with glass blocks. In 2005, extensive renovation work began in Hall 2, which is to be given a contemporary appearance; Hall 3 is to follow later.

Technical part

500,000 tons can be loaded annually on the 460,000 m² freight area in the east of the airport. The maintenance facilities in the north include warehouses and workshops, nine hangars with a total capacity of up to 20 aircraft. The Orly Tech business center comprises 35,000 m² of office space in the northeast of the airport with modern architecture, geared towards companies in the aviation and transport sectors.

Incidents

  • On October 30, 1951, the right landing gear of a Sud-Ouest Bretagne owned by Air Algérie ( aircraft registration F-OAIY ) suddenly collapsed during take-off at Paris-Orly airport. The plane skid and caught fire. It was destroyed, but all 4 crew members and 30 passengers survived.
  • On November 24, 1956, 34 inmates were killed, including the Italian conductor Guido Cantelli , when a Douglas DC-6B of the Linee Aeree Italiane (I-LEAD) failed to take off . About 15 seconds after taking off from Paris-Orly airport, the plane sank again and flew 600 meters behind the end of the runway into a house. One passenger survived the crash. The flight was to run from Rome via Paris and Shannon to New York. The cause of the loss of height after taking off could not be clarified.
  • On 12 December 1956, launched in Paris-Orly crashed Vickers Viscount 708 of Air France (F-BGNK) on a training flight to Reims from a height from 900 to 1500 meters near Dannemois from. Loss of control for an unknown reason is suspected as the cause of the accident. All 5 crew members were killed.
  • On January 29, 1957, a Sud-Est SE.2010 Armagnac (F-BAVG) of the French airline SAGETA had an accident during an unsuccessful go-around attempt in the fog at Paris-Orly airport. The machine was used for an Air France charter flight from Tunis and was already making its second attempt at approach. Since full throttle was given too late, the plane hit the right wing, which then came loose. The hull broke into four parts. One passenger and one crew member were killed, the other 68 (according to another source 64) occupants of the aircraft survived, 30 of them injured.
  • On 6 December 1957, a crashed Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation of Air France (F-BHMK) during a night training flight at Paris-Orly. In very poor visibility conditions, the aircraft crashed on the runway and burned out. All 6 crew members survived.
  • On June 3, 1962 was Boeing 707-328B of Air France (F-BHSM) in a failed launch abort completely destroyed at Paris-Orly, referring to the flight to New York-Idlewild was. When reaching take-off speed, the pilots were unable to pull the elevator far enough for take-off, which is why the captain had to abort the take-off at 179 knots. The plane rolled over the end of the runway at high speed, broke up and caught fire. Of the 130 occupants, only 2. The causes of the accident were a considerably trimmed position of the horizontal stabilizer and the failure of the trim system (see also Air France flight 007 ) .
  • On 11 July 1973 aboard a burst Boeing 707-345C (PP VJZ) of VARIG from a fire. The machine was on the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris-Orly Airport. The pilots made an emergency landing about 5 kilometers from the airport. Ten crew members left the aircraft while 7 others and 116 of 117 passengers died. With one exception, the 123 victims died from inhaling the fire gases (smoke poisoning) (see also main article VARIG flight 820 ) .

Trivia

  • In 2010, the German film director Angela Schanelec made a film called Orly , which almost entirely takes place in the airport's passenger terminal.

See also

Web links

Commons : Paris-Orly airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. Henry L. deZeng IV: Air Force Airfields 1935-45 France (with Corsica and Channel Islands) , accessed on September 5, 2014
  3. Orly Sud et Ouest deviennent Orly 1-2-3-4. Retrieved March 22, 2019 (French, German Orly South and West become Orly 1-2-3-4 ).
  4. Ticker for the Corona crisis: Paris-Orly airport closes. In: aeroTELEGRAPH. March 25, 2020, accessed on March 25, 2020 (Swiss Standard German).
  5. France to close Orly airport on March 31 as pandemic hits traffic . In: Reuters . March 25, 2020 ( reuters.com [accessed March 25, 2020]).
  6. Charlotte Follana: Orly Sud et Orly Ouest bientôt reliés par un monstre de béton et d'acier. In: Le Parisien . April 10, 2018, accessed March 22, 2019 (French).
  7. Thierry Blanc Mont: Jonction entre les deux terminaux à Orly. In: Air Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2019 (French).
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  9. accident report SO.30 Brittany F-Òàíÿ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 10 November 2017th
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  11. ^ Accident report Viscount 708 F-BGNK , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 2, 2019.
  12. accident report SE.2010 Armagnac F-BAVG , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 11 December 2018th
  13. ^ Air-Britain Archive: Casualty compendium part 69 (English), June 1998, pp. 98/56.
  14. ^ Accident report L-1049G F-BHMK , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 22, 2019.
  15. ^ Accident report B-707 F-BHSM , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 7, 2018.
  16. ^ Accident report B-707 PP-VJZ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 16, 2019.
  17. ^ Accident report DC-10 TC-JAV , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 10, 2017.
  18. ^ Accident report DC-10-10 TC-JAV , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 21, 2019.