Lorient South Brittany Airport
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Lorient South Brittany Airport
| Lorient South Brittany Airport Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud |
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IATA: LRT – ICAO: LFRH
 LRT
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Joint Mil-Civ airfield | ||
| Operator | Morbihan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Fleet Air Arm | ||
| Serves | Lorient, France | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 160 ft / 49 m | ||
| Coordinates | 47°45′38″N 003°26′24″W / 47.76056°N 3.44°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 02/20 | 1,670 | 5,479 | Asphalt |
| 07/25 | 2,403 | 7,883 | Asphalt |
| Source: French AIP[1] and airport website[2]. | |||
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 is comparatively large, 3 km by 3 km, which is due to it being built during World War II to support German submarine operations from the nearby base in Lorient.
It is also known as Base Aéronavale de Lann Bihoué and one of the French Navy bases, currently hosting:
- 2 combat flottilles (11F, 17F) equipped with Super-Etendard suitable to fly naval and land combat and recce missions and nuclear deterrence missions
- 1 interception flotille (12F) equipped with Rafale F1 (12F) assuring the air superiority
- 1 airborne radar flottille (4F) equipped with E-2C Hawkeye to secure the fleet airpicture and to control the airtraffic
- 1 training/mission preparation unit
These units also form the airwing which is assigned to the aircraftcarrier "Charles de Gaulle".
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air France operated by Brit Air |
Paris-Orly |
| Air France operated by Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne |
Lyon |
References
- ^ a b LFRH – LORIENT LANN BIHOUÉ (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 3 May 2012.
- ^ Lorient South Brittany Airport (official site)
External links
- Base Aeronavale Lann Bihoue
- Lorient South Brittany Airport (official site) (English)
- Aéroport de Lorient-Bretagne Sud (Union des Aéroports Français) (French)
- Airport information for LFRH at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Accident history for Lorient-Lann Bihoué Airport (LRT) at Aviation Safety Network
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