Lorient South Brittany Airport
Lorient South Brittany Airport Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Morbihan Chamber of Commerce and Industry | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Lorient, France | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 160 ft / 49 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°45′38″N 003°26′24″W / 47.76056°N 3.44000°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.lorient.aeroport.fr | ||||||||||||||
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Lorient South Brittany Airport or Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud (IATA: LRT, ICAO: LFRH), also known as Lorient-Lann-Bihoué Airport, is the airport serving the city of Lorient. It is situated 5 km west-northwest of Lorient,[1] a commune of the Morbihan département in the Brittany or Bretagne region of France.
The airport's surprisingly large size (almost 3 km by 3 km, about half the size of O'Hare in Chicago) is explained by the fact that it was built during WWII to support German submarine operations from the nearby base in Lorient.
Airlines and destinations
- Aer Arann (Cork, Galway, Kerry, London-Luton, Waterford)
- Air France (Lyon, Paris-Orly)
References
- ^ a b c d e LFRH – LORIENT LANN BIHOUÉ. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Lorient South Brittany Airport (official site)
External links
- Lorient South Brittany Airport (official site) Template:En icon
- Aéroport de Lorient-Bretagne Sud (Union des Aéroports Français) Template:Fr icon
- Template:WikiMapia
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- Accident history for Lorient-Lann Bihoué Airport (LRT) at Aviation Safety Network
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