Where is RNS airport?

RNS is a medium-sized airport in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, at 48.0695, -1.7348, 38 m above sea level. It serves Rennes.

What time zone is RNS in?

RNS is in the Europe/Paris time zone, UTC+1 / UTC+2 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use RNS?

506,159 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Mar 2026: 115,275 passengers, −5.9% on the same months of 2025.

Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport opened in 1933.

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Medium-sized airport in Rennes, France.

IATA code: RNS
ICAO code: LFRN
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 506,159; 2025 · +0.5% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 12; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2; Europe/Paris
Elevation: 38 m; 125 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,100 m

Jan–Mar 2026: 115,275 passengers, −5.9% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

Local time now: —

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About RNS

Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Rennes, France. It opened in 1933 and is run by Chambre de commerce et d'industrie d'Ille-et-Vilaine. 506,159 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 12 nonstop routes from RNS.

Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from RNS

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
RNS → LYS	Lyon, France	581 km	90,506
RNS → NCE	Nice, France	850 km	79,343
RNS → CDG	Paris, France	333 km	75,302
RNS → TLS	Toulouse, France	549 km	68,964
RNS → MRS	Marseille, France	746 km	65,488
RNS → LGW	London, United Kingdom	360 km	56,376
RNS → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	661 km	52,464
RNS → LIS	Lisbon, Portugal	1,192 km	39,047
RNS → GVA	Geneva, Switzerland	628 km	38,388
RNS → OPO	Porto, Portugal	936 km	34,113
RNS → MPL	Montpellier, France	667 km	22,610
RNS → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	783 km	16,703

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
NTE	Nantes Atlantique Airport	Nantes, France	102 km
JER	Jersey Airport	Jersey, Jersey	131 km
CFR	Caen Carpiquet airport	Caen, France	155 km
GCI	Guernsey Airport	Guernsey, Guernsey	165 km
ACI	Alderney Airport	Saint Anne, Guernsey	185 km

Distance from RNS to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
RNS → LHR	London, United Kingdom	389 km	—
RNS → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	5,544 km	—
RNS → CDG	Paris, France	333 km	75,302
RNS → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	783 km	16,703
RNS → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	2,512 km	—
RNS → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	661 km	52,464
RNS → JFK	New York, United States	5,591 km	—
RNS → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,813 km	—
RNS → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	8,963 km	—
RNS → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	11,060 km	—
RNS → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,987 km	—
RNS → DOH	Doha, Qatar	5,264 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
10/28	2,100 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
14/32	850 m	30 m	Asphalt	No

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France · 48.0695, -1.7348

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Questions

Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport has the IATA code RNS and the ICAO code LFRN. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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