Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport
Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport Aéroport de Perpignan – Rivesaltes | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Transdev | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Perpignan / Rivesaltes, France | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 144 ft / 44 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°44′26″N 002°52′14″E / 42.74056°N 2.87056°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | aeroport-perpignan.com | ||||||||||||||
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 Location of Languedoc-Roussillon region in France | |||||||||||||||
  LFMP Location of airport in Languedoc-Roussillon region | |||||||||||||||
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Source: French AIP[1] | |||||||||||||||
Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport (French: Aéroport de Perpignan – Rivesaltes) (IATA: PGF, ICAO: LFMP), also known as Llabanère Airport, is a small international airport near Perpignan and Rivesaltes, both communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southwestern France.
Facilities
The airport is 144 feet (44 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 15/33 is 2,500 by 45 metres (8,202 ft × 148 ft) and 13/31 is 1,265 by 20 metres (4,150 ft × 66 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport:[2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aer Lingus | Seasonal: Dublin |
| Air France | Paris-Orly |
| Air France operated by HOP! | Paris-Orly Seasonal: Lille, Nantes |
| Chalair Aviation | Seasonal: Ajaccio, Bastia, Geneva, Metz/Nancy |
| Flybe | Seasonal: Southampton |
| Iberia operated by Air Nostrum | Seasonal: Ibiza, Madrid |
| Ryanair | Charleroi Seasonal: Birmingham, London-Stansted |
| Volotea | Seasonal: Nantes |
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 seven on board. The aircraft was due to be returned to the lessor Air New Zealand.
References
- ^ a b LFMP – PERPIGNAN RIVESALTES. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 18 April 2024.
- ^ aeroport-perpignan.com - Schedules retrieved 15 May 2016
External links
Media related to Perpignan - Rivesaltes Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Aéroport de Perpignan-Rivesaltes Template:Fr icon
- Aéroport de Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Union des Aéroports Français) Template:Fr icon
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