Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport

Perpignan - Rivesaltes Airport Aéroport de Perpignan - Rivesaltes
IATA: PGF – ICAO: LFMP PGF Location of airport in France
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Veolia Airports
Location		Perpignan
Elevation AMSL		144 ft / 44 m
Coordinates		42°44′26″N 002°52′14″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
13/31	4,150	1,265	Asphalt
15/33	8,202	2,500	Asphalt

Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (French: Aéroport de Perpignan - Rivesaltes) (IATA: PGF, ICAO: LFMP), also known as Llabanère Airport, is an airport located near Perpignan and Rivesaltes, both communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southwestern France.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Lingus	Seasonal: Dublin [begins 27 March]
Air France	Paris-Orly
Air France operated by Brit Air	Paris-Orly
Flybe	Seasonal: Birmingham [resumes 26 May], Southampton [resumes 19 May]
Iberia operated by Air Nostrum	Palma de Mallorca [begins 14 July]
Ryanair	Charleroi Seasonal: London-Stansted [resumes 25 March]

References

• French Aeronautical Information Publication for LFMP (PDF) - PERPIGNAN RIVESALTES

Incidents and accidents

• On 27 November 2008, Flight 888T, an Airbus A320 operating for XL Airways Germany, crashed whilst on a test flight from Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport, the aircraft stalled and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea killing all 7 onboard. The aircraft was due to be returned to the leasor Air New Zealand.

External links

• Aéroport de Perpignan - Rivesaltes (Union des Aéroports Français) (French)
• Aéroport de Perpignan-Rivesaltes (French)
• Veolia (French)
• Airport information for LFMP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.