Toulon–Hyères Airport Explained

Toulon–Hyères Airport
Image2-Width:250
Iata:TLN
Icao:LFTH
Type:Public / Military
Operator:CCI Du Var
City-Served:Toulon, France
Location:Hyères
Elevation-F:13
Coordinates:43.0972°N 6.1461°W
Pushpin Map:France Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#France
Pushpin Label:LFTH
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-M:2120
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:13/31
R2-Length-M:1902
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:570,140
Stat2-Header:Passenger traffic change
Stat2-Data: 13.1%
Footnotes:Source: AIP France, Aeroport.fr[1]

Toulon–Hyères Airport (French: link=no|Aéroport de Toulon – Hyères,) is an airport serving Toulon and Hyeres The airport is located 3km (02miles) southeast of Hyères, and 19km (12miles) east of Toulon.[2] It is also known as Hyères Le Palyvestre Airport. The airport opened in 1966.[3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 13feet above mean sea level. It has two paved runways: 05/23 measures 2120mx45mm (6,960feetx148feetm) and 13/31 is 1902mx46mm (6,240feetx151feetm).

Military use

This airport is shared with the French Naval Aviation (Aéronautique navale), as Hyeres Naval Air Base (la base d'aviation navale d'Hyères). Several squadrons of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft are based on the south-western side of the airport.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Toulon–Hyères Airport:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2018. aeroport.fr. 31 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Distance and heading from Toulon (43°08'00"N 05°55'00"E) to LFTH (43°05'50"N 06°08'46"E) . Great Circle Mapper . 22 December 2012.
  3. [Hyères#Transportation]