- Home
- History
History
1929
Commitment taken for the construction of the Bourget du Lac Airport.
1934
Under the aegis of Pierre COT, Minister for Aviation Affairs, the local authorities – including the tourist town of Aix-les-Bains which saw great interest in the venture – came together so as to create a mixed military and civil aerodrome on the flat lands to the south of Le Bourget du Lac.
In the aftermath of the Great War, the civil airport at Aix-les-Bains / Chambéry took shape in the context of reconstruction of the country, but a lot of work remained. Large-scale construction work began.
1954
Construction of the terminal.
1960
Commercial activities began.
1964
First permit for temporary occupancy issued by the State to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for operation of the airport.
1968
Air Alpes began operating commercial routes and launched the route between Chambéry and Lyon Bron.
1969
Air Alpes began operating a daily route between Chambéry and Paris.
1970
Air Alpes, based on site, developed its fleet of aircraft such as the Fokker 28 twin medium haul 50-seater.
1983
Air Alpes, based on site, developed its fleet of aircraft such as the Fokker 28 twin medium haul 50-seater.
1985
Military air base closed.
1990
From 1990, ahead of the Olympics, the airport would undergo a vast amount of improvement work: the terminal building was modernised and expanded (its surface area was increased from 960 to 1, 920 and then 2, 600m²), the runway was lengthened to 2, 020m, aircraft parking bays were developed and a 300 space car park and 20 space coach park were also created.
1992
The airport welcomed the Albertville Winter Olympics.
1994 > 2000
Investment continued to allow the airport to handle the increase in winter sport resort holiday charter flights.
1996 :
The Chambéry-Paris route was seamlessly taken over by Proteus Airlines, after having been abandoned by TET, which would then be taken over by Air France under the regional airline, Airlines.
1999
A new milestone was reached: 110, 000 passengers per year!
2000
Creation of weekly rotations between Chambéry and London Stansted by Buzz.
2001
The first ever Boeing 757 operated by the Dutch airline Transavia landed: the largest airline to ever land at the airport with some 220 passengers on board.
2002
A new record was reached with 3, 600 airline movements per year. Installation of a security control system for all luggage and passengers.
2003
Profitability of the route could no longer be maintained to Paris due in large part to the reduced cost of the high-speed rail link between Chambéry and Paris, and the general reduction in air traffic.
2004
During the winter season, the airport reached the milestone of 10, 000 passengers per weekend, which equates to 172, 407 for the entire season.
The Savoie General Council issued a mandate for operations, management and development of Chambéry Savoie Airport to the partnership between VINCI Airports-Kéolis for a renewable 7-year term.
This public-private partnership, the second of its kind, along with Grenoble Isère Airport, would serve as a model for other regional airports in France. Major work began with the expansion of boarding lounges, creation of an operations centre, and computerisation of check-in points.
2005
New record: 12, 219 passengers during the last weekend of January.
2006
Commercial aviation began to develop, and a fully-dedicated commercial aviation terminal was created and funded by the Savoie General Council.
2008
Historic record in traffic level: 270, 436 passengers per year.
2009
Creation of a bus station for users and to allow for transfer of passengers towards winter sport resorts.
2013
VINCI Airports was appointed by the Savoie General Council as operator of Chambéry Savoie Airport, responsible for airport management and operations in the framework of a new public service mandate with a term of 16 years, effective as at 1st July 2013. The General Council, which owns the land, renewed its trust in its current operator.
A new destination was created: PARIS. The French airline Transavia.com launched the route between Chambéry and Paris in December 2013, which would allow ski lovers to quickly reach the winter sports resorts and would also offer locals to have an alternative to the train to travel to Paris.
2015
Renovation work is launched: VINCI Airports invests more than 2 million euros to renovate the air terminal and the façade of the business aviation terminal.
2016
Official re-opening: new name and new look.
In 24 November, after several months of restoration work, the Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport officially re-opened a renovated terminal and business aviation terminal to provide better quality infrastructures for its passengers. The airport also changed its name, becoming Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport, and thus contributed to the international tourism outreach of the Savoie region.
2018
Traffic increase
- +10% passengers with a total of 205, 000 passengers
- Traffic increase with passengers from Great Britain and Russia
- Business aviation increases by 4%
In 2018, the airport experienced a significant traffic increase, especially with passengers from Great Britain and Russia, who benefited from new scheduled and charter flights on Sundays, thanks to our airline partners, Tui Group, Titan Airways, British Airways and Club Med Russia.