Pau Pyrénées Airport (french: link=no, Aéroport Pau Pyrénées) is an airport serving Pau, France. It is located northwest of Pau in

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(named for the

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mountains and the Atlantic Ocean).

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Pau Pyrénées Airport:

Statistics

Military usage

Apart from the civilian terminal, there are military installations on the south side of the airfield. These host the

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, the 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment and the

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's paratrooper's training.

Aircraft production

In 2015

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announced that its E-Fan electric aircraft was to be produced at Pau Pyrénées Airport, at a new facility to be constructed in 2016. The location was chosen to be near the

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plant at

Tarbes Tarbes (; Gascon: ''Tarba'') is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the capital of Bigorre and of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It has been a commune since 1790. It was known as ''Turba'' ...

. First deliveries of the E-Fan were expected at the end of 2017 or early 2018.

Accidents and incidents

*On 25 January 2007,

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Flight 7775 from Pau to

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crashed shortly after take-off. All 54 passengers and crew escaped from the

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although one person was killed on the ground. An investigation by the BEA revealed that the cause of the accident was ice on the wings of the aircraft involved.

References

*French

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) – PAU PYRÉNÉES

External links

Pau Pyrénées Airport

Aéroport Pau Pyrénées

Aéroport de Pau – Pyrénées
(Union des Aéroports Français) Airports in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Buildings and structures in Pau {{France-airport-stub