Complementing Nice Côte d'Azur Airport,  which is the region’s airport dedicated to scheduled commercial aviation, Cannes-Mandelieu airport handles general tourism and business aviation. The region’s economic and tourist vitality has positioned Cannes-Mandelieu second in business aviation airports after Paris-Le Bourget.
This specialisation therefore meets the requirements expressed by the Côte d'Azur economy for a hub which is able to handle premium tourism as well as the clientele for big events in the Cannes area (International Film Festival, MIPIM, Tax Free Trade show…) in the best possible conditions for quality service.  Cannes-Mandelieu Airport, which represents over 272 million Euros of economic benefits for the region, has in fact become essential in order to offer the premium methods for accessing these events.