La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport

La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport
La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport
	IATA: LRH; ICAO: LFBH;
Summary
Airport type	International
Operator	CCI de La Rochelle
Serves	La Rochelle, France
Elevation AMSL	74 ft / 23 m
Coordinates	46°10′45″N 001°11′43″W / 46.17917°N 1.19528°W / 46.17917; -1.19528
Map
	LFBH Location of the airport in New Aquitaine
Runways
Statistics (2018)
Passengers
Passengers	240 154
Increase	8.4%

La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (French: aéroport de La Rochelle – Île de Ré) (IATA: LRH, ICAO: LFBH) is an international airport located in the city of La Rochelle, in the Charente-Maritime department, France. The airport also serves Île de Ré, which is accessible via a bridge from La Rochelle.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
easyJet	Lyon^[1] Seasonal: Bristol, Geneva, London–Gatwick, Manchester,^[2] Nice^[3]
Ryanair	Marseille Seasonal: Charleroi, Cork, Dublin, London–Stansted, Marrakesh (begins 3 June 2024),^[4] Porto

Traffic and statistics

La Rochelle Airport welcomed 240 154 passengers in 2018, an increase of 8.4% compared to 2017.

Traffic by calendar year
	Passengers	Change from previous year	Movements
1997	37 417	0--	--
1998	44 398	018.7%	--
1999	57 460	029.4%	--
2000	66 007	014.9%	35 823
2001	76 681	016.2%	34 286
2002	91 854	019.8%	35 271
2003	93 802	02.1%	--
2004	100 404	07.0%	33 432
2005	127 563	027.0%	26 573
2006	180 980	041.9%	32 689
2007	220 577	021.9%	32 974
2008	215 145	02.5%	33 212
2009	168 969	021.5%	30 145
2010	191 599	013.4%	29 736
2011	229 214	019.6%	29 679
2012	236 736	03.3%	26 242
2013	216 221	08.7%	24 360
2014	212 361	01.8%	26 198
2015	216.970	02.2%	27 507
2016	221 195	01.9%	28 799
2017	221 453	00.1%	20 660
2018	240 154	08.4%	--

References

^ "Aéroport la Rochelle - Ile de Ré : La compagnie EasyJet reprend la ligne la Rochelle-Lyon". 28 February 2023.
^ "EasyJet adds new summer leisure flights from UK".
^ "Transport aérien. Optimisme à l'aéroport de la Rochelle qui vise les 150 000 passagers". 8 January 2022.
^ "Ryanair Morocco NS24 Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

External links

Media related to Aéroport de La Rochelle - île de Ré at Wikimedia Commons

La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (official site)
Aéroport de La Rochelle – Ile de Ré (Union des Aéroports Français) (in French)
Current weather for LFBH at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for LRH at Aviation Safety Network

[1] "Aéroport la Rochelle - Ile de Ré : La compagnie EasyJet reprend la ligne la Rochelle-Lyon". 28 February 2023.

[2] "EasyJet adds new summer leisure flights from UK".

[3] "Transport aérien. Optimisme à l'aéroport de la Rochelle qui vise les 150 000 passagers". 8 January 2022.

[4] "Ryanair Morocco NS24 Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 December 2023.