Lorient South Brittany Airport

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 region of France.

Lorient South Brittany Airport
(Lann Bihoué)

Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud
Summary
Airport typeJoint mil-civ airfield
OperatorMorbihan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Fleet Air Arm
ServesLorient, France
Elevation AMSL160 ft / 49 m
Coordinates47°45′38″N 03°26′24″W / 47.76056°N 3.44000°W / 47.76056; -3.44000
Websitewww.lorient.aeroport.fr
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LFRH is located in Brittany
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Location of the airport in Brittany
LFRH is located in France
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LFRH (France)
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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]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airline operates regular scheduled and charter flights at Lorient Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
APG Airlines Toulouse[3]

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at LRT airport. See Wikidata query.

Military use

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The airport is comparatively large, 3 km by 3 km, which is due to its being built during the Second World War to support German submarine operations from the nearby base in Lorient.

It is also known as Lann Bihoue Naval Air Base (Base Aéronavale de Lann Bihoué) and is one of the French Naval Aviation bases, currently hosting:

These units also form the airwing which is assigned to the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.

Accidents

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  • On July 30, 1998, Proteus Airlines Flight 706 collided with a Cessna after flying off-course on approach to the airport, leading to the deaths of the people on both planes.

References

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  1. ^ a b LFRH – LORIENT LANN BIHOUÉ. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 28 November 2024.
  2. ^ Lorient South Brittany Airport (official site)
  3. ^ "APG AIRLINES". APG Inc. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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