AirportsBrest Bretagne airport is a large airport serving Brest, in Brittany, France. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BES.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BES
- ICAO code
- LFRB
- City
- Brest
- State or region
- Brittany
- Country
- France
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 48.4479° N, 4.4185° W
- Elevation
- 99 m (325 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,171 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BES means Brest Bretagne airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LFRB. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 48.4479° N, 4.4185° W. It stands 99 metres (325 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Paris, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Brest Bretagne airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,100 metres (10,171 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 49 airports of France on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07R/25L | 3,100 m 10,171 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 07L/25R | 700 m 2,297 ft | 18 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ouessant AirportUshant | OUI | 48 km |
| Guernsey AirportSaint Peter Port, Guernsey | GCI | 172 km |
| Jersey AirportSt. Peter, Jersey | JER | 183 km |
| Rennes-Saint-Jacques AirportSaint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Ille-et-Vilaine | RNS | 203 km |
| Penzance HeliportPenzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom | PZE | 203 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,079 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,506 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,738 km | 7 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 439 km | 1 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,374 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,763 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,237 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,024 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,433 km | 21 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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