Lorient South Brittany Airport

Lorient South Brittany Airport or Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud (IATA: LRT, ICAO: LFRH), also known as Lorient-Lann-Bihoué Airport, is the airport serving the city of Lorient. It is situated 5 km west-northwest of Lorient,[1] a commune of the Morbihan département in the Brittany region of France.

Lorient South Brittany Airport

Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud
Summary
Airport typeJoint Mil-Civ airfield
OperatorMorbihan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Fleet Air Arm
ServesLorient, France
Elevation AMSL160 ft / 49 m
Coordinates47°45′38″N 03°26′24″W
Websitewww.lorient.aeroport.fr
Maps

The Brittany region within France
LFRH
Location of the airport in Brittany
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,670 5,479 Asphalt
07/25 2,403 7,883 Asphalt
Source: French AIP[1] and airport website.[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air France Lyon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
APG Airlines Toulouse[3]

Military use

The airport is comparatively large, 3 km by 3 km, which is due to its being built during the Second World War to support German submarine operations from the nearby base in Lorient.

It is also known as Lann Bihoue Naval Air Base (Base Aéronavale de Lann Bihoué) and is one of the French Naval Aviation bases, currently hosting:

  • Two combat squadrons (flottilles) (11F, 17F) equipped with Dassault Rafale M aircraft, suitable to fly naval and land combat and recce missions and nuclear deterrence missions
  • One interception squadron (12F) equipped with Dassault Rafale M aircraft, assuring air superiority
  • One airborne radar squadron (4F) equipped with Grumman E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, to secure the skies over the fleet and to control air-traffic
  • One training/mission preparation unit

These units also form the airwing which is assigned to the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.

References

  1. LFRH – LORIENT LANN BIHOUÉ. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 28 January 2021.
  2. Lorient South Brittany Airport (official site)
  3. "APG AIRLINES". APG Inc. Retrieved 7 September 2018.


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