# La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport (LRH / LFBH) **La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport** (IATA: LRH, ICAO: LFBH) is a medium airport in La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It opened in 1934. It has one runway, 2,255 m (7,398 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 303 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbh ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: LRH / LFBH - Type: Medium airport - Serves: La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France - Opened: 1934 - Elevation: 23 m / 74 ft - Coordinates: 46.1792, -1.1953 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,255 m / 7,398 ft - Passengers: 303,282 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris - Website: https://www.larochelle.aeroport.fr/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rochelle%E2%80%93%C3%8Ele_de_R%C3%A9_Airport (17 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431840 - Weather station: LFBH · WMO 07316 - Ident: LFBH ## Timeline - 1934: La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09/27 | 2,255 m / 7,398 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 093° / 273° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 210,567 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 216,056 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 219,848 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 221,297 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 239,814 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 231,648 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 32,105 | Eurostat | | 2021 | 60,968 | Eurostat | | 2022 | 180,511 | Eurostat | | 2023 | 245,925 | Eurostat | | 2024 | 293,815 | Eurostat | | 2025 | 303,282 | Eurostat | ## Routes 13 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (3) - [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 488 km / 303 mi · easyJet - [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 590 km / 367 mi · Ryanair - [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 1,724 km / 1,071 mi · Ryanair ### Seasonal (10) - [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 558 km / 347 mi · easyJet - [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 562 km / 349 mi · easyJet - [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 589 km / 366 mi · easyJet - [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 633 km / 393 mi · Ryanair - [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 643 km / 400 mi · Ryanair - [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 699 km / 434 mi · Jet2.com - [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 719 km / 447 mi · easyJet - [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 801 km / 498 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet - [ORK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eick.md) Cork International Airport · Ireland · 824 km / 512 mi · Ryanair - [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 884 km / 549 mi · Ryanair ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LRH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (3) - U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 6 - FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 6 - LS [Jet2.com](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet2-com) · 2 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 303K (2025) | #1,339 of 3,974 | #296 in Europe | #25 in FR | | Longest runway | 2,255 m / 7,398 ft | =3,180 of 29,858 | #625 in Europe | #59 in FR | | Elevation | 23 m / 74 ft | =38,017 of 43,403 | =5,081 in Europe | =1,103 in FR | | Age | Opened 1934 | =552 of 15,079 | =312 in Europe | =44 in FR | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =121 in FR | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | LA ROCHELLE APP | 124.200 | | ATIS | LA ROCHELLE ATIS | 126.875 | | TWR | LA ROCHELLE TWR | 118.000 | ## Nearby airports - [RCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfdn.md) Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport · 36 km / 23 mi - [EDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfri.md) La Roche-sur-Yon Les Ajoncs Airport · 60 km / 37 mi - [NIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbn.md) Niort - Marais Poitevin Airport · 63 km / 39 mi - [RYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfcy.md) Royan-Médis Airport · 64 km / 40 mi - [CNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbg.md) Cognac-Châteaubernard (BA 709) Air Base · 89 km / 55 mi - [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · 113 km / 70 mi ## Sources - [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “La Rochelle–Île de Ré Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Rochelle–Île_de_Ré_Airport&oldid=1376901029), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbh/data