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Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
144 ft / 44 m

15/33
  
2,500

Elevation
  
44 m

Operator
  
Transdev

Website
  
aeroport-perpignan.com

Code
  
PGF

Phone
  
+33 4 68 52 60 70


Serves
  
Perpignan / Rivesaltes, France

Address
  
Avenue Maurice Bellonte, 66000 Perpignan, France

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

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Facilities

The airport is 144 feet (44 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt 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).

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport:

Incidents and accidents

  • 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 seven on board. The aircraft was due to be returned to the lessor Air New Zealand.

    • References

    Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport Wikipedia
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