Avignon – Provence Airport
| Avignon - Provence Airport Aéroport d'Avignon-Provence | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | CCI Vaucluse | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Avignon / Caumont | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Montfavet, France | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 124 ft / 38 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°54′24″N 004°54′07″E / 43.90667°N 4.90194°ECoordinates: 43°54′24″N 004°54′07″E / 43.90667°N 4.90194°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.avignon.aeroport.fr | ||||||||||||||||||
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Avignon – Provence Airport (French: Aéroport d'Avignon-Provence, IATA: AVN[2], ICAO: LFMV) is an airport located in the village of Montfavet, 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of Avignon[1] and 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Caumont-sur-Durance,[3] in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 38 metres (125 ft) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 17/35 which measures 1,880 by 45 metres (6,168 ft × 148 ft). It also has a two parallel grass runways: 17R/35L measuring 700 by 50 metres (2,297 ft × 164 ft) and 17L/35R measuring 250 by 20 metres (820 ft × 66 ft). The shorter grass runway is for use by ultralight aircraft.[1]
Airlines and destinations
All flights out of Avignon airport are seasonal flights to the UK.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| CityJet | Seasonal: London-City |
| Flybe | Seasonal: Birmingham, Southampton |
Ground transport
Rapid bus connections to several even distant parts of Provence and into Avignon. Some require bus company to be phoned 48 hours before arrival to ensure collection.
References
- 1 2 3 LFMV – Avignon Caumont. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 20 July 2017.
- ↑ "IATA Location Code Search (AVN – City: Avignon, Airport: Caumont)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ "Distance and heading from Caumont-sur-Durance (43°53'44"N 04°56'49"E) to LFMV (43°54'24"N 04°54'07"E)". Great Circle Mapper. 22 December 2012.
External links
Media related to Avignon airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Aéroport d'Avignon-Provence (official site) (in French)
- Caravelle Guyane (official site) (in French)
- Aéroport d'Avignon (Union des Aéroports Français) (in French)
- Aeronautical chart for LFMV at SkyVector
- Current weather for LFMV at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AVN at Aviation Safety Network