Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport
Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (French: Aéroport de Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées) (IATA: LDE, ICAO: LFBT) is an airport 9 km south-southwest of Tarbes in the Hautes-Pyrénées département of France. It handles scheduled and charter flights from across Europe, with many passengers Catholic pilgrims journeying to nearby Lourdes. The airport can handle large aircraft such as the Boeing 747.
Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport Aéroport de Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | SNC-Lavalin Aéroport | ||||||||||
| Location | Tarbes | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,259 ft / 384 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°11′06″N 000°00′07″W / 43.18500°N 0.00194°WCoordinates: 43°11′06″N 000°00′07″W / 43.18500°N 0.00194°W | ||||||||||
| Website | tlp.aeroport.fr | ||||||||||
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  LFBT Location of airport in Occitanie region | |||||||||||
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6.3%The airport is also the site of the DAHER-SOCATA light aircraft factory, maker of the SOCATA TBM single-engine turboprop, as well as aircraft storage facilities operated by Tarmac Aerosave.
Airlines and destinationsEdit
PassengerEdit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Malta | Seasonal: Naples[1] |
| AlbaStar | Seasonal: Bergamo, Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino |
| Brussels Airlines | Seasonal: Brussels |
| HOP! | Paris–Orly |
| Ryanair | Lisbon,[2] London–Stansted
Seasonal: Bergamo, Dublin, Kraków, Rome–Ciampino |
| Titan Airways | Seasonal charter: Birmingham, Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| TUI fly Belgium | Seasonal: Brussels |
CargoEdit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Mistral Air | Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino, Turin |
ReferencesEdit
- Citations
- ^ Liu, Jim. "airmalta adds Naples / Lourdes service in 3Q19". Routesonline. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ http://www.presstur.com/empresas---negocios/aviacao/ryanair-vai-voar-lisboa--lourdes-a-partir-de-abril/
- Bibliography
- French Aeronautical Information Publication for LFBT (PDF) – TARBES LOURDES PYRÉNÉES
External linksEdit
Media related to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (official site)
- Aéroport de Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées (Union des Aéroports Français) (in French)
- Airport information for LFBT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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