| La Rochelle - Île de Ré Airport Aéroport de La Rochelle - Ile de Ré |
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| IATA: LRH – ICAO: LFBH
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | CCI de La Rochelle | ||
| Serves | La Rochelle / Île de Ré, France | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 74 ft / 23 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 09/27 | 2,255 | 7,398 | Asphalt |
| Source: French AIP[1] | |||
La Rochelle - Île de Ré Airport (IATA: LRH, ICAO: LFBH) is an airport located 2.5 km northwest of La Rochelle,[1] a commune of the département of Charente-Maritime in France. The airport also serves Île de Ré, which is accessible via a bridge from La Rochelle.
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| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air France Operated by Airlinair | Lyon |
| Airlinair operated by Chalair Aviation | Paris-Orly |
| EasyJet | Seasonal: Bristol, London-Gatwick |
| Flybe | Southampton Seasonal: Manchester |
| Jet2.com | Seasonal: Edinburgh, Leeds/Bradford |
| Ryanair | London-Stansted Seasonal: Brussels South-Charleroi, Cork, Dublin, East Midlands [begins 27 March], Porto |
La Rochelle Airport welcomed 180,927 passengers in 2006, an increase of 41,8 % compared to 2005, and of 18,5% per annum on the last 5 years. It's the biggest airport in the region, before Poitiers Airport. Currently, La Rochelle airport traffic evolution is one of the highest in France. The traffic is envisaged to double in 2015.
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Movements | | |||
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| 2002 | 91 854 | 19.8% | 35 271 | ||
| 2003 | 93 802 | 2.1% | -- | ||
| 2004 | 100 404 | 7.0% | 33 432 | ||
| 2005 | 127 563 | 27.0% | 26 573 | ||
| 2006 | 180 980 | 41.9% | 32 689 | ||
| 2007 | 220 577 | 21.9% | 32 974 | ||
| 2008 | 215 145 | 2.5% | 33 212 | ||
| 2009 | 168 969 | 21.5% | 30 145 | ||
| 2010 | 191 599 | 13.4% | 29 736 | ||
| Source: Union des aéroports Français [2] | |||||