Lorient South Brittany Airport or Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud (IATA: LRT, ICAO: LFRH), also known as Lorient-Lann-Bihoué Airport, is the airport serving the city of Lorient. It is situated 5 km west-northwest of Lorient,[1] a commune of the Morbihandépartement in the Brittanyregion of France.
Airlines and destinations
The following airline operates regular scheduled and charter flights at Lorient Airport:
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Annual passenger traffic at LRT airport.
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Military use
The airport is comparatively large, 3 km by 3 km, which is due to its being built during the Second World War to support Germansubmarine operations from the nearby base in Lorient.
It is also known as Lann Bihoue Naval Air Base (Base Aéronavale de Lann Bihoué) and is one of the French Naval Aviation bases, currently hosting:
These units also form the airwing which is assigned to the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
Accidents
On July 30, 1998, Proteus Airlines Flight 706 collided with a Cessna after flying off-course on approach to the airport, leading to the deaths of the people on both planes.