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°E / 42.74056; 2.87056Coordinates: 42°44′26″N 002°52′14″E / 42.74056°N 2.87056°E / 42.74056; 2.87056
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
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

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

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.

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