The town of Grenoble was served, until 1967, only by the Lyons and Geneva airports, at distances of 104 and 170 kilometres respectively. The holding of the Olympic Games implied the creation of a class C airport, capable of handling Caravelle and Charter aircraft, in a site with more immediate access to the town centre.Aerodrome Saint-Etienne-de-Saint-Geoirs
The former military aerodrome at Saint-Etienne-de-Saint-Geoirs was selected as a basis for the creation of the present airport, an airport, which by virtue of its area of 121 hectares, can handle simultaneously six medium distance aircraft.An air terminal was built. The Grenoble Chamber of Commerce, the AIR-INTER and AIR-FRANCE Companies, jointly operate the airport. Moreover, mention should be made of the aerodromes reserved for light aircraft, which were available to Grenoble before the Olympic Games, and which were largely used.