La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport

La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport
Aéroport de La Rochelle – Ile de Ré
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator CCI de La Rochelle
Serves La Rochelle, France
Elevation AMSL 74 ft / 23 m
Coordinates 46°10′45″N 001°11′43″W / 46.17917°N 1.19528°W / 46.17917; -1.19528
Map
LFBH
Location of the airport in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,255 7,398 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 212,361
Passenger Change 13-14 Decrease1.8%
Source: French AIP[1]

La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (IATA: LRH, ICAO: LFBH) is an airport located in the city 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.

History

In February 2012, the European Commission announced that it had launched an investigation to examine if public subsidies given to La Rochelle Airport, as well as marketing deals between La Rochelle Airport and various airlines, breached EU rules on state aid. In particular, the Commission would examine if public subsidies worth €3 million received between 2002 and 2005 by the airport operator to finance infrastructure projects at La Rochelle airport were necessary to carry out the investment, whether the aid was proportionate to the objectives pursued and whether the infrastructure had satisfactory medium-term prospects for use. The Commission would also look into cash advances worth €8 million granted to the airport operator since 2002 and marketing support contracts and discounts on airport charges for new routes given to various airlines.[2][3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
easyJet Seasonal: Bristol, London-Gatwick
easyJet Switzerland Seasonal: Geneva
Flybe Seasonal: Birmingham, Manchester, Southampton
HOP! Lyon, Paris-Orly
Seasonal: Ajaccio
Jet2.com Seasonal: Leeds Bradford, Manchester[4]
Ryanair London-Stansted
Seasonal: Brussels Charleroi, Dublin, Porto

Traffic and statistics

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 by 2015.

Traffic by calendar year
PassengersChange from previous yearMovements
1997 37 417----
1998 44 398Increase18.7%--
1999 57 460Increase29.4%--
2000 66 007Increase14.9%35 823
2001 76 681Increase16.2%34 286
2002 91 854Increase19.8%35 271
2003 93 802Increase2.1%--
2004 100 404Increase7.0%33 432
2005 127 563Increase27.0%26 573
2006 180 980Increase41.9%32 689
2007 220 577Increase21.9%32 974
2008 215 145Decrease2.5%33 212
2009 168 969Decrease21.5%30 145
2010 191 599Increase13.4%29 736
2011 229 214Increase19.6%29 679
2012 236 736Increase3.3%26 242
Source: Union des aéroports Français[5]

References

  1. 1 2 LFBH – LA ROCHELLE ÎLE DE RÉ. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 11 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Reuters: EU regulator probes French aid for La Rochelle airport
  3. ↑ http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2012:130:0010:0041:EN:PDF
  4. ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/278253/jet2com-adds-manchester-la-rochelle-link-in-may-2019/
  5. ↑ "Statistiques annuelles". Union des aéroports Français. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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