Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport

Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport Aéroport de Perpignan – Rivesaltes
IATA: PGF – ICAO: LFMP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Transdev
Serves	Perpignan / Rivesaltes, France
Elevation AMSL	144 ft / 44 m
Coordinates	42°44′26″N 002°52′14″E / 42.74056°N 2.87056°ECoordinates: 42°44′26″N 002°52′14″E / 42.74056°N 2.87056°E
Maps
Location of Languedoc-Roussillon region in France
LFMP Location of airport in Languedoc-Roussillon region
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 2,500 8,202 Asphalt 13/31 1,265 4,150 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 353,872 Passenger Change 13-14 3.5%
Source: French AIP[1]

Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport (French: Aéroport de Perpignan – Rivesaltes) (IATA: PGF, ICAO: LFMP), also known as Llabanère Airport, is an airport located near Perpignan and Rivesaltes, both communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southwestern France.

Facilities

The airport lies at an elevation of 144 feet (44 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 15/33 is 2,500 by 45 metres (8,202 ft × 148 ft) and 13/31 is 1,265 by 20 metres (4,150 ft × 66 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Lingus[2]	Seasonal: Dublin(resumes 26 April 2016)
Aer Lingus operated by BA CityFlyer[3]	Seasonal: Dublin (begins 28 May 2016)
Air France[4]	Paris-Orly
Air France operated by HOP! [5]	Paris-Orly Seasonal: Lille (resumes 5 August 2016), Nantes (begins 24 June 2016)
Chalair Aviation[6]	Seasonal: Ajaccio (resumes 14 May 2016), Bastia (begins 14 May 2016), Bordeaux (begins 1 July 2016), Metz/Nancy (begins 3 July 2016), Geneva (begins 3 July 2016)
Flybe[7]	Seasonal: Southampton (resumes 28 May 2016)
Iberia operated by Air Nostrum[8]	Seasonal: Ibiza (resumes 24 July 2016), Madrid
Ryanair[9]	Charleroi Seasonal: Birmingham (resumes 28 May 2016),London-Stansted
Volotea[10]	Seasonal: Nantes

Incidents

• On 27 November 2008, Flight 888T, an Airbus A320 operating for XL Airways Germany, crashed whilst on a test flight from Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport, the aircraft stalled and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea killing all 7 on board. The aircraft was due to be returned to the leasor Air New Zealand.

References

1. LFMP – PERPIGNAN RIVESALTES (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 28 Apr 2016.
2. https://www.aerlingus.com
3. https://www.aerlingus.com
4. http://www.airfrance.com/
5. http://www.hop.com/
6. http://www.chalair.eu/index.php/en/
7. flybe.com
8. http://www.iberia.com/
9. ryanair.com
10. http://www.volotea.com/

External links

• Aéroport de Perpignan-Rivesaltes (French)
• Aéroport de Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Union des Aéroports Français) (French)
• Aéroport de Perpignan-Rivesaltes (French)
• Airport information for LFMP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.