Limoges–Bellegarde Airport
Airport in Bellegarde
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Limoges–Bellegarde Airport (French: Aéroport de Limoges-Bellegarde, IATA: LIG, ICAO: LFBL) is an airport located 6 kilometres (4 mi) west-northwest of Limoges,[1] a commune of the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The airport presently has limited mass transit options which include only three stops per day of bus line 26 and a shared taxi service to and from the main train station.[2][3]
Limoges–Bellegarde Airport Aéroport de Limoges-Bellegarde | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | CCI de Limoges | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Limoges, France | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Bellegarde | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,300 ft / 396 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°51′39″N 001°10′49″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.AeroportLimoges.com | ||||||||||||||
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  LFBL Location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  LFBL LFBL (France) | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: French AIP[1] | |||||||||||||||
Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 1,300 feet (396 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 03/21 which measures 2,440 by 45 metres (8,005 ft × 148 ft). It also has a parallel grass runway measuring 800 by 80 metres (2,625 ft × 262 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Limoges – Bellegarde Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Chalair Aviation | Lyon[4] |
| Ryanair | London–Stansted,[5] Manchester,[6] Marrakesh[6] Seasonal: Bristol,[6] East Midlands,[7] Leeds/Bradford[6] |
| Volotea | Paris–Orly[8] Seasonal: Ajaccio,[9] Marseille,[10] Barcelona,[11] Malaga,[12] Minorca,[13] Palma de Mallorca,[14] Rome–Fiumicino[15] |
The nearest larger international airport is Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, located 240 km (150 mi) south west of Limoges–Bellegarde Airport.
