Tarbes-Lourdes Pyrénées Airport, is located in the center of the South-west Region and serves the city of Tarbes and Lourdes (located 10 km from each other).
The airport allows you to combine all the tourist sites of the Hautes-Pyrenees, including the Pic du Midi and the Cirque de Gavarnie, the ski resorts, the Marian city of Lourdes but also the Atlantic Ocean and the cities in the south-west of Spain.
Tarbes-Lourdes Pyrénées Airport is the 3rd largest airport in the Midi-Pyrénées region for passenger traffic (after the airports of Toulouse Blagnac and Montpellier Méditerranée) and is characterized by a predominantly charter traffic activity due to its proximity to the city of Lourdes, but also by direct scheduled flights operated by traditional and low-cost airlines.
The destinations in Europe and world-wide are served each year by different airlines, including Albastar, the top European carrier for connections to Lourdes.
The airport has a 3,000 meter runway that allows it to accommodate all types of aircraft such as the A380 and the Beluga for training flights.
In 2011, the development of private and business General Aviation operations, allowed the construction of a Business Terminal for private flights.
The airport owner is Pyrenia, a public company that brings together three local authorities and created in 2005. In 2009 Pyrenia chose the Snc-Lavalin Group as its airport management company. In 2016 the Edeis Group has taken over the Snc-Lavalin activities, including the management of Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées Airport.
The airport owner is Pyrenia, a public company that brings together three local authorities and created in 2005. In 2009 Pyrenia chose the Snc-Lavalin Group as its airport management company. In 2016 the Edeis Group has taken over the Snc-Lavalin activities, including the management of Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées Airport.
INFORMATION
Management company: Edeis Group
Address: BP 3 65290 Juillan - France
Telephone no.: +33 (0) 5 62 32 92 22
Website: www.tlp.aeroport.fr
Address: BP 3 65290 Juillan - France
Telephone no.: +33 (0) 5 62 32 92 22
Website: www.tlp.aeroport.fr
TECHNICAL DATA
IATA Code: LDE
ICAO Code: LFBT
Country code: FR
ICAO Code: LFBT
Country code: FR
Flights
Transportation to/from the airport
Bus
Bus lines active all year
The bus line n.2 "Maligne des gaves" serves the railway stations of Tarbes and Lourdes. The stop is at the "Arrivals" level of the airport. No bus connection on Sundays and public holidays.
Seasonal Shuttle Bus
- Shuttle Bus from / to the airport from the center of Lourdes (Avenue du Paradis in front of Keolis Officee) and from the Lourdes railway station only during the summer season (from April to October) in correspondence with the flights arriving and departing from the airport.
- Shuttle Buses are available during the opening of the Ski Resorts (from 1 December to 29 April) for the ski resorts of the Hautes-Pyrénées such as Cauterets, Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Saint-Lary Soulan, Piau Engaly, Luz Ardiden, Gavarnie, Grand Tourmalet (Barèges & La Mongie), Peyragudes (side Peyresourde).
Car
The Tarbes-Lourdes Pyrénées Airport is located 15 minutes from the town of Lourdes (road N21) and 20 minutes from the city of Tarbes (road N21).
Taxi
Taxi companies authorized by the airport are: Taxi Juillan, Taxi Tarbes and Taxi Lourdes.
Car hire
The rental companies in the airport (arrivals hall) are: Avis, Enterprise, Europcar and Hertz.
Text by Alisè Vitri
Photos for editorial use only: Sisterscom.com, Shutterstock
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Update: November 2019
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