Aéroport Brest-Bretagne

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Aéroport Brest Bretagne
Brest Airport Logo.svg
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Characteristics
ICAO code LFRB
IATA code BES
Coordinates

48 ° 26 '52 "  N , 4 ° 25' 19"  W Coordinates: 48 ° 26 '52 "  N , 4 ° 25' 19"  W
Height above MSL 99 m (325  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 10 km northeast of Brest
Basic data
surface 306 ha
Terminals 1
Passengers 1,233,426 (2019)
Air freight 625 t (2019)
Flight
movements 		14,594 (2019)
Runways
07R / 25L 3100 m × 45 m asphalt
07L / 25R 700 m × 18 m asphalt

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The Aéroport Brest-Bretagne ( IATA code BES , ICAO code LFRB ) is located in the commune of Guipavas in the Finistère department around twelve kilometers northeast of Brest . Together with Rennes Airport , it is the most important airport in Brittany . The total area of ​​the airport area is 255  hectares . It is open around the clock.

history

During the First World War , the American Navy built a hangar near the "Hauteurs de Guipavas". The Brest Chamber of Commerce set up an airfield in the 1930s, the right of use to which it retained until 1939.

During the Second World War , the Air Force used the Brest-Guipavas airfield, calling it Brest-Nord . Various squadrons of Jagdgeschwader 2 u. a. for the protection of units of the Kriegsmarine during their stay in the naval base Brest .

In 1947 the runway was extended from 1,050 to 1,800 meters. In the period up to 1961 the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Brest was granted the concession for an airport, but with little commercial activity, apart from a few flights to Great Britain. Investments were made in a new control tower by 1966. In 1992 the runway was extended to 3,100 meters in order to be able to receive large aircraft. At the same time, a Cat III instrument landing system was set up. In 1993 a new airport building and a cargo warehouse were built. A further expansion of the airport building to 4300 m² enabled a capacity of 800,000 passengers. In 2007 a completely new airport building was built. Improvements to the runway allow the A380 to land in Brest today .

Airlines and Destinations

In 2010, Air France will fly daily to Brest from German-speaking countries via Paris-Orly , Lyon and Paris CDG . The Breton island of Ouessant is reached twice a day by Finist'air .

Other airlines are Airlinair , flybe , Jetairfly and Ryanair . Their destinations are u. a. Southampton , Toulon , Bordeaux , Marseille , Nice , London , Birmingham , Bordeaux, Exeter and Manchester . The airport is also served by air freight companies Handlair , Air France cargo , Saga air and Fauved'air .

Transport links

There is a regular bus connection from the airport to Brest. Taxis are also available at the airport terminal. The airport can be reached by car via the E 50 and E 60.

Technology at the airport

JET A1 AVGAS can be refueled at the airport. 1.4-1.8 million passengers can be handled annually on an area of ​​22,200 m². The airport terminal is 3-storey with a total height of 19 m. PAPI on runways 07R and 25L. Lights: HI / BI ILS Cat III is available.

Incidents

  • On June 22, 2003 a Bombardier CRJ100 ER of Brit Air (F-GRJS) operated on behalf of Air France and coming from Nantes had an accident while approaching the Aéroport Brest-Bretagne too low. The machine crashed into a field 2.3 kilometers from the runway and caught fire. The captain of the machine was killed and the 23 other people on board were rescued (see also Air France flight 5672 ) .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Bulletin statistiquetrafic aérien commercial - Année 2019. In: ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire, accessed on May 24, 2020 (French).
  2. ^ Accident report CRJ100, F-GRJS Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 25, 2019.