Caen – Carpiquet Airport is an international airport located in Carpiquet, 6 km west of Caen, both communes of the Calvados département in the Normandy region of France. Chalair Aviation has its head offices at the airport. In 2017, Caen – Carpiquet Airport handled 180,910 passengers, an increase of 30.1% over 2016. In 2018, it handled 274,011 passengers, a 51.5% increase over 2017.

Caen is a commune 15 km (9.3 mi) inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants, while its functional urban area has 470,000, making Caen the second largest urban area in Normandy and the 19th largest in France. It is also the third largest commune in all of Normandy after Le Havre and Rouen.