Lannion-Cote de Granit Airport

Aéroport de Lannion-Côte de Granit
Characteristics
ICAO code	LFRO
IATA code	LAI
Coordinates	48 ° 45 '15 "  N , 3 ° 28' 28"  W Coordinates: 48 ° 45 '15 "  N , 3 ° 28' 28"  W.
Height above MSL	88 m (289  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	4 km northwest of Lannion
Street	D 11
Basic data
surface	98 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	31,281 (2014)
Capacity ( PAX per year)	70,000
Start-and runway
11/29	1600 m × 45 m asphalt

The airport Lannion-Côte de Granit ( IATA code LAI , ICAO code LFRO ), also known as Airport Lannion-Servel , located in the town of Lannion in the district Servel in French Côtes-d'Armor , Brittany . The airport is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. With its 1000 m² terminal, it is designed for a passenger capacity of 70,000. Taxis are available at the airport for onward travel. Rental car companies are also based at the airport.

history

The airfield was a base of the German Air Force during the Second World War . The first users between July and December 1940 were the Ju 87B / R of Group II of Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (II./SG 2).

In addition, from the beginning of August 1940 to December 1941, the coastal aviation group 606 , initially equipped with the Do 17Z and later with the Ju 88A , was stationed here.

From November 1941 the 3rd squadron of the reconnaissance group 123 (3rd (F) / 123), which mainly also used the Ju 88, was added, it was here until August 1942.

Technology at the airport

An ILS CatI and PAPI are available. Jet A1 AVGAS can be refueled at the airport.

Incidents

From 1971 to November 2018 there was a total loss of aircraft at Lannion-Servel Airport and in the vicinity. Two people were killed.

• On 5 December 1971, a collided north 262A-25 of the Rousseau Aviation ( aircraft marks F-BNMO ) during the approach to the airport Lannion with a pine tree. A 1.90 meter long piece of a wing broke off. After a flight of 1,800 meters, the machine, which was on a transfer flight, crashed about two kilometers west of the airport. Two of the three inmates were killed.

Flight connections

The airport is served by Airlinair . The only scheduled flight destination is Paris Orly .

airline	Destination
Air France HOP! (A5 / HOP)	Paris Orly

Web links

• Airport website
• Information about the airport
• Visual approach information
• Information about the airport
• Information about the airport

Individual evidence

1. ↑ List of accidents at Lannion-Servel airfield , Aviation Safety Network WikiBase , accessed on December 3, 2018.
2. ↑ Air-Britain Archive: Casualty compendium part 109 (English), December 2008, p. 192.
3. ^ Accident report North 262 F-BNMO , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 17, 2018.