Reims – Prunay Aerodrome () is an

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serving the city of

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

. It is located

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of Reims, near Prunay, both

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in the

Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nethe ...

department in the

Grand Est Grand Est (; ) is an Regions of France, administrative region in northeastern France. It superseded three former administrative regions, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine, on 1 January 2016 under the provisional name of Alsace-Champagne-A ...

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in northeastern

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. It is a class D aerodrome open to

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traffic with no commercial airline service scheduled. Also, it hosts the factory of

Reims Aviation Reims Aviation Industries was a French aircraft manufacturer located in the city of Reims, most recently producing the F406 Caravan II. Reims Aviation was a wholly owned subsidiary of GECI Aviation. History Max Holste, the company founder, ...

Facilities

The airport resides at an

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of above

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. It has one paved

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designated 07/25 which measures . It also has a parallel unpaved runway measuring .

References

External links

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Reims-Prunay Aerodrome Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reims - Prunay Aerodrome Airports in Grand Est Buildings and structures in Marne (department)