Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (french: Aéroport Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées; ) is an

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Tarbes Tarbes (; Gascon: ''Tarba'') is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the capital of Bigorre and of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It has been a commune since 1790. It was known as ''Turba ...

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Operations

It handles scheduled and charter flights from across Europe, with many passengers being

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Lourdes Lourdes (, also , ; oc, Lorda ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for the Châ ...

. The airport can handle large aircraft such as the Boeing 747. The airport is also the site of the

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single-engine turboprop, as well as aircraft storage facilities operated by .

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from the airport:tlp.aeroport.fr - Map of destinations
retrieved 29 May 2022

Statistics

References

Bibliography

*French Aeronautical Information Publication for ( PDF) – TARBES LOURDES PYRÉNÉES

External links

Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport
(official site)
Aéroport de Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées
(Union des Aéroports Français) Airports in Occitania (administrative region)

Airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...

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