Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport

Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport Aéroport de Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées
IATA: LDE – ICAO: LFBT
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		CCI de Tarbes Hautes-Pyrénées
Location		Tarbes
Elevation AMSL		1,259 ft / 384 m
Coordinates		43°11′06″N 000°00′07″W
Maps
Location of Midi-Pyrénées region in France
LFBT Location of airport in Midi-Pyrénées region
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
02/20	9,843	3,000	Asphalt

Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (French: Aéroport de Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées) (IATA: LDE, ICAO: LFBT) is a small regional airport located 9 km south-southwest of Tarbes and near Lourdes, both communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées département in France.

Over 70% of the airport traffic is charter flight from a variety of airlines across Europe journeying to the nearby Lourdes as part of a Catholic Pilgrimage. The airport has sufficient capabilities to handle larger aircraft such as the Boeing 747.

The airport is home to the Socata light aircraft factory.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air France operated by HOP!	Paris–Orly
Jetairfly	Seasonal: Brussels
Ryanair	Bergamo, London–Stansted
Vueling	Seasonal: Barcelona

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Mistral Air	Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino, Turin
TNT Airways	Brussels

References

• French Aeronautical Information Publication for LFBT (PDF) – TARBES LOURDES PYRÉNÉES

External links

• Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (official site) (French)
• Aéroport de Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées (Union des Aéroports Français) (French)
• Airport information for LFBT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• Lourdes Airport Transfers