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Encyclopedia > Brest Bretagne Airport
Brest Bretagne Airport
Aéroport de Brest Bretagne
IATA: BES - ICAO: LFRB
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Chamber of Commerce
Serves Brest, France
Elevation AMSL 325 ft (99 m)
Coordinates 48°26′50″N, 004°25′18″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08R/26L 10,171 3,100 Asphalt
08L/26R 2,297 700 Asphalt

Brest Bretagne Airport (French: Aéroport de Brest Bretagne) (IATA: BESICAO: LFRB), formerly known as Brest Guipavas Airport, is an airport serving the French city of Brest. It is located in the commune of Guipavas and 10.2km (6.4 miles) northeast of Brest, within the département of Finistère. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Brest is a city in Brittany, or the Bretagne région, north-west France, sous-préfecture of the Finistère département. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Brest is a city in Brittany, or the Bretagne région, north-west France, sous-préfecture of the Finistère département. ... The following is a list of the 283 communes of the Finistère département, in France. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed in Breton) is a département of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French). ...


Airlines and destinations

Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of January 2005). ... Finistair is an airline based in France. ... Flybe is an airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... Jetairfly is an airline based in Belgium. ... RYR redirects here. ... London Luton Airport (IATA: LTN, ICAO: EGGW) (previously called Luton International Airport) is an airport about 35 miles north of London just east of the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. ...

References

Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by ICAO as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

  • Brest Bretagne Airport (official site) (English)
  • Aéroport de Brest Bretagne (Union des Aéroports Français) (French)
  • World Aero Data airport information for LFRB


 
 

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