Marseille Provence Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (France)

IATA: MRS ICAO: LFML

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

74 ft

23 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

43.4381°, 5.2125°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#477 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (France)

tied #5 of 9 in FR

same length as TLS · #8 of 119 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MRS in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #477 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · tied #5 in France.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MRS lies at 23 m (74 ft), #471 of 650 published airports by elevation and 23.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 318 ft below the France median (392 ft, 9 airports); CFE is highest at 1,090 ft, 1,016 ft higher than MRS.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of MRS. Nearest published airport: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 137 NM, 13,124 ft (1,641 ft longer than MRS); 7 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

MRS runways: 13L/31R 11,483 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 13R/31L 7,776 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #5 of 9 in France with TLS at 11,483 ft; CDG leads by 2,346 ft (13,829 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
13L/31R	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
13R/31L	7,776 ft (2370 m / 2.370 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →