Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport Explained

Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport
Nativename:Aéroport de Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Iata:LDE
Icao:LFBT
Type:Public
Operator:SNC-Lavalin Aéroport
Location:Tarbes
Elevation-F:1,259
Elevation-M:384
Website:tlp.aeroport.fr
Pushpin Map:France Occitanie#France
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Occitanie region
Pushpin Label:LFBT
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-F:9,843
R1-Length-M:3,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:462,072
Stat2-Header:Passenger Change 17-18
Stat2-Data:6.3%

Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (French: Aéroport Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées;) is an airport 9 km south-southwest of Tarbes in the Hautes-Pyrénées département of France.

Operations

It handles scheduled and charter flights from across Europe, with many passengers being Catholic pilgrims journeying to nearby Lourdes. The airport can handle large aircraft such as the Boeing 747. 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 .

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from the airport:[1]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.tlp.aeroport.fr/map-of-destinations tlp.aeroport.fr - Map of destinations