Avignon Provence Airport Aéroport Avignon Provence | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | CCI Vaucluse | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Avignon, France | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 124 ft / 38 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°54′24″N 004°54′07″E / 43.90667°N 4.90194°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.avignon.aeroport.fr | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Location of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in France | |||||||||||||||||||
  LFMV Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region | |||||||||||||||||||
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Source: French AIP[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Avignon Provence Airport (French: Aéroport Avignon Provence, IATA: AVN[2], ICAO: LFMV) is an airport located in the city of Avignon[1] and 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Caumont-sur-Durance,[3] in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 38 metres (125 ft) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 17/35 which measures 1,880 by 45 metres (6,168 ft × 148 ft). It also has two parallel grass runways: 17R/35L measuring 700 by 50 metres (2,297 ft × 164 ft) and 17L/35R measuring 250 by 20 metres (820 ft × 66 ft). The shorter grass runway is for use by ultralight aircraft.[1]
Airline and destination
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Avignon:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| TUIfly Belgium[4] | Seasonal: Antwerp |
The nearest major international airport is Marseille Provence Airport approx. 80 km to the southeast.
Statistics
References
- 1 2 3 LFMV – Avignon Caumont. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 28 December 2023.
- ↑ "IATA Location Code Search (AVN – City: Avignon, Airport: Caumont)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ "Distance and heading from Caumont-sur-Durance (43°53'44"N 04°56'49"E) to LFMV (43°54'24"N 04°54'07"E)". Great Circle Mapper. 22 December 2012.
- ↑ "TUI fly Belgium takes off again from Antwerp Airport to 5 Spanish holiday destinations". 31 March 2021.
External links
Media related to Avignon airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Aéroport d'Avignon-Provence (official site) (in French)
- Caravelle Guyane (official site) (in French)
- Aéroport d'Avignon (Union des Aéroports Français) (in French)
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for LFMV at SkyVector
- Current weather for LFMV at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AVN at Aviation Safety Network