Rennes Airport

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Aéroport Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande
AeroportdeRennes.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code LFRN
IATA code RNA
Coordinates

48 ° 4 '19 "  N , 1 ° 43' 56"  W Coordinates: 48 ° 4 '19 "  N , 1 ° 43' 56"  W.
Height above MSL 38 m (125  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 6 km southwest of Rennes
Basic data
surface 274 ha
Terminals 1
Passengers 851,558 (2019)
Air freight 8,263 t (2019)
Flight
movements 		14,107 (2019)
Capacity
( PAX per year) 		1,000,000
Runways
10/28 2100 m × 45 m asphalt
14/32 850 m × 30 m asphalt

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The Rennes Airport (Aéroport Rennes - Saint-Jacques "Joseph Le Brix") ( IATA code RNS , ICAO code LFRN ) is located in the municipality of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine , round eight kilometers southwest of Rennes . It is a major cargo and passenger airport, is open around the clock, and is named after the French aviation pioneer Joseph Le Brix (1899–1931).

history

The airport was built in 1932. There was a need for a cargo and commercial airport. The airport was used for military purposes during the Second World War . After the occupation by Germany from June 1940, the airport served the Luftwaffe . The III. Group of Kampfgeschwader 27 (III./KG 27) was in Rennes from July 1940 to April 1941 and took part in the Battle of Britain during this time .

A year later, in April 1942, the 9th Squadron of Kampfgeschwader 40 (9./KG 40) was here for a shorter period . The main user, however, between August 1942 and mid-June 1944 was the 3rd squadron of reconnaissance group 123 (3rd (F) / 123), which mainly used the Ju 88 .

At the beginning of August 1944, the airport was recaptured by American troops, who continued to use it after a few days as Airfield A.27 , as its allied code name was. It was used by the 10th Photographic Group (Reconnaissance) in August 1944 , it mostly flew the P-38 and P-51 , and next to it until September 1944 the 362nd Fighter Group with its P-47 . Then the 125th Liaison Squadron was located here until October 1944 . Use by the Ninth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) ended at the end of November 1944 .

After the end of the war, the airport was again used for civil purposes from 1946.

Flight connections

There are currently no direct flights to Rennes from German-speaking countries. However, there are transfer connections, for example with Air France via Lyon , Marseille , Nice , Bordeaux , Toulouse , Ajaccio , Bastia , Figari and Paris CDG . From March 30, 2020 Lufthansa will be offering direct flights from Frankfurt to Rennes.

Other airlines are Aer Lingus , Lufthansa , Flybe , Easy Jet , Volotea and Vueling . Their destinations are u. a. London , Dublin , Cork , Frankfurt , Exeter , Madrid , Palma , Manchester , Southampton , Amsterdam and Barcelona .

Transport links

There is a regular bus service from the airport to Rennes . Taxis are also available at the airport terminal. The airport can be reached by car via the E50 / N136.

Technology at the airport

Rennes Airport

JET A1 AVGAS can be refueled at the airport. A maximum of 1,000,000 passengers can be handled annually on an area of ​​12,000 m².

Lights: HI / BI on 10/28, PAPI on 10. ILS Cat I is available on 10/28.

statistics

Passenger numbers:

  • 2004: 377,325 passengers
  • 2010: 411,841 passengers
  • 2014: 501,218 passengers

Freight numbers:

  • 2004: 12,620 tons
  • 2010: 11,178 tons
  • 2014: 12,984 tons

See also

Quimper-Cornouaille Airport

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 June 7, 2020 (French).
  2. ↑ Lufthansa flies from Frankfurt to Bristol and Rennes. In: aeroTELEGRAPH. October 30, 2019, accessed on November 28, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).