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Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 1 |
| Country: |
France (FR) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
43°11'8"N / 0°0'10"W |
| Alternative spelling: |
Tarbes-Ossun-Lourdes |
| Service telephone: |
+33 (0) 5 62 32 92 22 |
Access to public transport: |
N21 to exit D7, from here the airport is signposted. |
| Address: |
Centre Kennedy - BP 350 - 65003 Tarbes Cedex - France |
Passengers: |
1,500,000 |
| Operating Company: |
Chambre de Commerce et D' Industrie de Tarbes et des Hautes-Pyrénées |
Take-off and landing: |
0 |
| Parking spaces: |
750 parking spaces, free of charge |
Stations: |
Lourdes and Tarbes are on the SNCF and TGV network. |
| Altitude of runway: |
384 m |
Length of runway: |
3000 m |
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Operating airlines:
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Air France, Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane, Swiss International Air Lines
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Alternative airports:
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Pau Pyrénées (PUF) 40 km, Agen La Garenne (AGF) 120 km, Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS) 122 km, Biaritz (BIQ) 128 km, Pamplona Noain (PNA) 141 km, San Sebastian (EAS) 146 km |
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Description:
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The international airport Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées in the southwest of France, is exactly between these two towns in the Département Hautes-Pyrénées, bordering directly on the neighbouring country Spain.
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Location:
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The airport Tarbes-Lourdes, is about 10 km southwest of Tarbes and 10 km northwest of Lourdes, directly on the national road N21 near the community of Ossun. By car, take the motorway A64 to exit 12 "Tarbes-Ouest" or on the N21 to the exit to the national road D7. From here, the airport is signposted.
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History:
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The airport is also known by the name of Tarbes-Ossun-Lourdes and was completely modernised in 1999. It has the capacity to check in up to 1.5 million passengers.
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Destinations:
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Currently Air France flies 3 times a day during the week and twice on Saturdays from Tarbes-Lourdes to Paris-Orly. During the year, more than 50 different charter airlines also use the airport in order to serve the world famous pilgrim city of Lourdes. Charter air traffic is responsible for more than 70 % of the entire traffic at the airport.
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