# Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE / LFBT)

**Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport** (IATA: LDE, ICAO: LFBT) is a medium airport in Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées, Occitanie, France. It opened in 1948. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by AtkinsRéalis. In 2025 it handled 575 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbt

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LDE / LFBT
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: AtkinsRéalis
- Serves: Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
- Opened: 1948
- Elevation: 384 m / 1,260 ft
- Coordinates: 43.1787, -0.0064
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 574,661 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: http://www.tlp.aeroport.fr
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarbes%E2%80%93Lourdes%E2%80%93Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431952
- Weather station: LFBT · WMO 07621
- Ident: LFBT

## Timeline

- 1948: Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport opens.
- 18 Apr 2018: AtkinsRéalis becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 020° / 200° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 387,790 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 370,745 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 380,315 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 433,364 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 458,049 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 465,011 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 77,192 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 122,032 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 402,067 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 586,883 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 572,367 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 574,661 | Eurostat |

## Routes

13 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 644 km / 400 mi · Volotea
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 968 km / 601 mi · Ryanair
- [CIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lira.md) Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport · Italy · 1,044 km / 649 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal (10)

- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 819 km / 509 mi · Ryanair
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 878 km / 546 mi · Ryanair
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 908 km / 564 mi · Volotea
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,016 km / 631 mi · Volotea
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,206 km / 749 mi · Volotea
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 1,229 km / 764 mi · Ryanair
- [PMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licj.md) Falcone–Borsellino Airport · Italy · 1,235 km / 767 mi · Volotea
- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Italy · 1,424 km / 885 mi · Volotea
- [MLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lmml.md) Malta International Airport · Malta · 1,484 km / 922 mi · Ryanair
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 1,688 km / 1,049 mi · Ryanair

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LDE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 7
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 6

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 575K (2025) | #1,053 of 3,974 | #244 in Europe | #19 in FR |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =166 in Europe | =16 in FR |
| Elevation | 384 m / 1,260 ft | =14,296 of 43,403 | =1,119 in Europe | =242 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1948 | =3,279 of 15,079 | =752 in Europe | =93 in FR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =121 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.300 |
| APP | PYRENEES APP | 121.175 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 125.950 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [PUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbp.md) Pau Pyrénées Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [LFDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfdh.md) Auch Gers Airfield · 74 km / 46 mi
- [LFBM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbm.md) Mont-de-Marsan (BA 118) Air Base · 91 km / 57 mi
- [LFCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfcg.md) Aérodrome de Saint-Girons - Antichan · 92 km / 57 mi
- [LFBF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbf.md) Toulouse-Francazal (BA 101) Air Base · 118 km / 74 mi
- [AGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfba.md) Agen La Garenne airport · 121 km / 75 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: “Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées_Airport&oldid=1374252399), revision of 10 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/lfbt/data
