Biscarrosse – Parentis Airport (
ICAO
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code: LFBS) is located at
Parentis-en-Born
Parentis-en-Born (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
It has one of the biggest oil reserves of continental western Europe. The B ...
in
Landes département
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of
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine () is the largest Regions of France, administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes ...
region
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at 3,5 km south-east of
Biscarrosse
Biscarrosse (; ) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is located southwest of Bordeaux, and inland from the seaside resort of Biscarrosse-Plage on the Atlantic coast.
Near Biscarrosse is the ...
.
A campus of the ''
École nationale de l'aviation civile
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'' (French civil aviation university) is located on the aerodrome.
Biscarrosse
Facilities
The airport has three runways
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:
* 09/27, surfaced with asphalt, long and wide
* a grass runway also designated 09/27 and used only for glider operations, long and wide
* 14/32, also grass, long and wide
See also
* List of airports in France
Below is a list of airports in France, grouped by department and sorted by commune.
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* Flying club
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Many clubs also provide flight training, flight planning facilities, pilot supplies and ...
* Directorate General for Civil Aviation (France)
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References
External links
Airports in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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