AirportsLa Rochelle Île de Ré Airport is a medium-sized airport serving La Rochelle, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LRH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LRH
- ICAO code
- LFBH
- City
- La Rochelle
- State or region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.1792° N, 1.1953° W
- Elevation
- 23 m (74 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,255 m (7,398 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LRH means La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LFBH. 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 46.1792° N, 1.1953° W. It stands 23 metres (74 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Nantes, about 119 km away in a straight line.
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
La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,255 metres (7,398 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 49 airports of France on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 31.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,255 m 7,398 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nantes Atlantique AirportNantes | NTE | 113 km |
| Poitiers-Biard AirportPoitiers/Biard | PIS | 124 km |
| Bordeaux–Mérignac AirportBordeaux | BOD | 155 km |
| Limoges AirportLimoges/Bellegarde | LIG | 187 km |
| Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airportBergerac | EGC | 201 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,902 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,277 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,476 km | 7 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 591 km | 1 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,689 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,111 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,059 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,124 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,319 km | 21 h 20 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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