Toulon–Hyères Airport (, ) is an international airport serving

Toulon Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...

and Hyeres in southeastern

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. The airport is located southeast of

Hyères Hyères (), Provençal dialect, Provençal Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ieras'' in classical norm, or ''Iero'' in Mistralian norm) is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (département), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Al ...

, and east of Toulon. It is also known as Hyères Le Palyvestre Airport. The airport opened in 1966. Hyères#Transportation

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of above

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. It has two paved

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: 05/23 measures and 13/31 is .

Military use

This airport is shared with the

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(Aéronautique navale), as Hyeres Naval Air Base (la base d'aviation navale d'Hyères). Several squadrons of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft are based on the south-western side of the airport.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Toulon–Hyères Airport:

Statistics

References

External links

Toulon–Hyères Airport
(official site)
Aéroport de Toulon – Hyères
(Union des Aéroports Français) * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toulon-Hyeres Airport Airports in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Airports established in 1966 Toulon