Poitiers–Biard Airport (, ) is an airport located at

Biard Biard () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France, in the Boivre valley. A suburb of Poitiers, Biard gives its name to the Poitiers–Biard Airport, located 2 km west of the city. Local f ...

, west of

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, in the

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department of the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine () is the largest Regions of France, administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes ...

region in France.

Facilities

The airport stands at an elevation of above

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. It has one paved

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designated 03/21 which measures . It also has a two parallel grass runways: 03R/21L measuring and 03L/21R measuring . The longer grass runway is for use by

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Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Poitiers–Biard Airport:

Statistics

References

External links

Aéroport de Poitiers-Biard
(official site)
Aéroport de Poitiers-Biard
(Union des Aéroports Français) * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Poitiers-Biard Airport Airports in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Buildings and structures in Vienne (department) Airports established in 1924 1924 establishments in France