# Brest Bretagne airport (BES / LFRB)

**Brest Bretagne airport** (IATA: BES, ICAO: LFRB) is a large airport in Brest, Brittany, France. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,100 m (10,171 ft). In 2025 it handled 907 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BES / LFRB
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Brest, Brittany, France
- Elevation: 99 m / 325 ft
- Coordinates: 48.4479, -4.4185
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,100 m / 10,171 ft
- Passengers: 906,932 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: http://www.brest.aeroport.bzh
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brest_Bretagne_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1191525
- Weather station: LFRB · WMO 07110
- Ident: LFRB

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07R/25L | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 071° / 251° | yes |
| 07L/25R | 700 m / 2,297 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt | 071° / 251° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 985,014 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 986,231 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 995,212 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,019,419 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,077,308 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,205,960 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 459,364 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 647,534 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 776,128 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 805,161 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 934,693 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 906,932 | Eurostat |

## Routes

32 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (11)

- [OUI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfec.md) Ouessant Airport · France · 48 km / 30 mi · Finist'air
- [BOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbd.md) Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · France · 492 km / 306 mi · Finist'air
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 515 km / 320 mi · Air France
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 697 km / 433 mi · Transavia
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 780 km / 485 mi · Air France
- [MPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmt.md) Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport · France · 843 km / 524 mi · Volotea
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 929 km / 577 mi · Volotea, Transavia
- [TLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfth.md) Toulon-Hyères Airport · France · 1,011 km / 628 mi · Transavia
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,042 km / 647 mi · Volotea
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 1,897 km / 1,179 mi · Transavia
- [AGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmad.md) Al Massira Airport · Morocco · 2,059 km / 1,279 mi · Transavia

### Seasonal (22)

- [OUI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfec.md) Ouessant Airport · France · 48 km / 30 mi · Finist'air
- [VNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrv.md) Vannes-Meucon Airport · France · 150 km / 93 mi · Finist'air
- [JER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjj.md) Jersey Airport · Jersey · 183 km / 114 mi · Finist'air
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 427 km / 265 mi · easyJet
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 569 km / 354 mi · Aer Lingus
- [BIQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbz.md) Biarritz Pays Basque airport · France · 597 km / 371 mi · Air France
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 868 km / 539 mi · Transavia
- [SXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfst.md) Strasbourg Airport · France · 887 km / 551 mi · Volotea
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 945 km / 587 mi · Volotea
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,142 km / 710 mi · Volotea
- [MAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemh.md) Menorca Airport · Spain · 1,176 km / 731 mi · Volotea
- [AJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkj.md) Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport · France · 1,262 km / 784 mi · Volotea
- [BIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkb.md) Bastia-Poretta International airport · France · 1,264 km / 785 mi · Volotea
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,303 km / 810 mi · Volotea
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,309 km / 813 mi · Volotea
- [FSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkf.md) Figari Sud-Corse Airport · France · 1,311 km / 815 mi · Volotea
- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 1,382 km / 859 mi · Volotea
- [PMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licj.md) Falcone–Borsellino Airport · Italy · 1,812 km / 1,126 mi · Volotea
- [ACE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcrr.md) César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · Spain · 2,306 km / 1,433 mi · Volotea
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,498 km / 1,552 mi · Volotea
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 2,559 km / 1,590 mi · Volotea
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 2,824 km / 1,755 mi · Volotea

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (6)

- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 18
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 6
- FTR [Finist'air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finistair) · 4
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 3
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 1 · seasonal
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 907K (2025) | #862 of 3,974 | #207 in Europe | #18 in FR |
| Longest runway | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | =930 of 29,858 | =127 in Europe | =12 in FR |
| Elevation | 99 m / 325 ft | =30,722 of 43,403 | =3,593 in Europe | =874 in FR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =25 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | IROISE APP | 135.825 |
| APP | LANDI APP | 122.400 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 129.350 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LFRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrl.md) Lanvéoc-Poulmic Air Base · 19 km / 12 mi
- [LDV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrj.md) Landivisiau Air Base · 22 km / 13 mi
- [MXN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfru.md) Morlaix-Ploujean Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [UIP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrq.md) Quimper-Cornouaille Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [LAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfro.md) Lannion Airport · 78 km / 48 mi
- [LRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrh.md) Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport · 105 km / 66 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: “Brest Bretagne Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brest_Bretagne_Airport&oldid=1363190470), revision of 8 Jul 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/lfrb/data