La Rochelle–Île de Ré Airport (French: aéroport de La Rochelle–Île de Ré) (IATA: LRH, ICAO: LFBH) is an international airport located in the city of La Rochelle, in the Charente-Maritime department, France. The airport also serves Île de Ré, which is accessible via a bridge from La Rochelle.
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| Airport type | International | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
editThe following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at La Rochelle–Île de Ré Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| easyJet | Lyon[1] Seasonal: Bristol, Geneva, London–Gatwick, Manchester,[2] Nice[3] |
| Ryanair | Marseille Seasonal: Charleroi, Cork,[4] Dublin, London–Stansted, Marrakesh,[5] Porto[6] |
Traffic and statistics
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Annual passenger traffic at LRH airport.
See Wikidata query.
La Rochelle Airport welcomed 240 154 passengers in 2018, an increase of 8.4% compared to 2017.
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Movements | |
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| 1997 | 37 417 | -- | -- |
| 1998 | 44 398 |  18.7% |
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| 1999 | 57 460 | 29.4% |
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| 2000 | 66 007 | 14.9% |
35 823 |
| 2001 | 76 681 | 16.2% |
34 286 |
| 2002 | 91 854 | 19.8% |
35 271 |
| 2003 | 93 802 | 2.1% |
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| 2004 | 100 404 | 7.0% |
33 432 |
| 2005 | 127 563 | 27.0% |
26 573 |
| 2006 | 180 980 | 41.9% |
32 689 |
| 2007 | 220 577 | 21.9% |
32 974 |
| 2008 | 215 145 |  2.5% |
33 212 |
| 2009 | 168 969 | 21.5% |
30 145 |
| 2010 | 191 599 | 13.4% |
29 736 |
| 2011 | 229 214 | 19.6% |
29 679 |
| 2012 | 236 736 | 3.3% |
26 242 |
| 2013 | 216 221 | 8.7% |
24 360 |
| 2014 | 212 361 | 1.8% |
26 198 |
| 2015 | 216.970 | 2.2% |
27 507 |
| 2016 | 221 195 | 1.9% |
28 799 |
| 2017 | 221 453 | 0.1% |
20 660 |
| 2018 | 240 154 | 8.4% |
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References
edit- ^ "Aéroport la Rochelle - Ile de Ré : La compagnie EasyJet reprend la ligne la Rochelle-Lyon". 28 February 2023.
- ^ "EasyJet adds new summer leisure flights from UK".
- ^ "Transport aérien. Optimisme à l'aéroport de la Rochelle qui vise les 150 000 passagers". 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Ryanair Morocco NS24 Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Ryanair NS23 Porto Frequency Variations – 19FEB23". Aeroroutes.
External links
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Media related to Aéroport de La Rochelle - île de Ré at Wikimedia Commons
- La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (official site)
- Aéroport de La Rochelle – Ile de Ré (Union des Aéroports Français) (in French)
- Current weather for LFBH at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for LRH at Aviation Safety Network
