Albert – Picardie Airport

Albert - Picardie Airport
Aéroport d'Albert - Picardie

IATA: BYF – ICAO: LFAQ

Albert - Picardie
Location of airport in France

Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Société d’Exploitation Aéroport Albert Picardie (SEAAP)
Serves Albert, Somme, France
Location Bray-sur-Somme
Elevation AMSL 363 ft / 111 m
Coordinates 49°58′12″N 002°41′33″E / 49.97000°N 2.69250°E / 49.97000; 2.69250
Website AeroportAlbertPicardie.fr
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,200 7,218 Macadam
09R/27L 1,000 3,281 Grass
Sources: French AIP,[1] UAF[2]

Albert – Picardie Airport (French: Aéroport d'Albert - Picardie) (IATA: BYF, ICAO: LFAQ), sometimes referred to as Albert - Picardy Airport, is an airport serving Albert, a commune of the Somme department in the Picardy (Picardie) region of northern France. The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) southeast of Albert, in Bray-sur-Somme.[1][2]

Airbus Beluga at Albert-Picardie (2008)

It is primarily used for the transportation of Airbus aircraft parts from the company's factory at Méaulte nearby. The airport's runway is large enough to accommodate Airbus' Beluga, a large cargo aircraft used to courier parts used in the construction of its own commercial jets.

The airport is also home to a flying club, which has a number of light aircraft based at the airfield.

The British low-cost carrier Jet2.com announced and then canceled a planned twice-weekly service to the Somme using this airport; flights were to start in April 2009.

On 28 January 2012, plans were unveiled to launch a twice-weekly service to Blackpool International Airport with Danish Air Transport using ATR 72s, however before the flights started, the route was cancelled.

By the end of 2013, a service to Toulouse, Dole and Nice was introduced under the "IGAvion" brand. The flights are operated by Skytaxi with Saab 340 aircraft.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 364 feet (111 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 09/27 which measures 2,200 by 45 metres (7,218 ft × 148 ft). It also has a parallel unpaved runway with a grass surface measuring 1,000 by 80 metres (3,281 ft × 262 ft).[1]#

References

  1. 1 2 3 LFAQ – Albert Bray (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 7 Jan 2016.
  2. 1 2 (French) Aéroport d'Albert - Picardie (LFAQ) at Union des Aéroports Français

External links

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