# Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport (LRT / LFRH)

**Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport** (IATA: LRT, ICAO: LFRH) is a medium airport in Lorient/Lann/Bihoué, Brittany, France. It opened in 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,403 m (7,884 ft). It is operated by Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Morbihan. In 2022 it handled 6 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LRT / LFRH
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Morbihan
- Serves: Lorient/Lann/Bihoué, Brittany, France
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 49 m / 160 ft
- Coordinates: 47.7606, -3.4400
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,403 m / 7,884 ft
- Passengers: 6,244 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: https://lorient.aeroport.fr/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorient_South_Brittany_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431937
- Weather station: LFRH · WMO 07205
- Ident: LFRH

## Timeline

- 1942: Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,403 m / 7,884 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 072° / 252° | yes |
| 02/20 | 1,670 m / 5,479 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 016° / 196° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 181,390 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 175,843 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 164,935 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 123,081 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 141,246 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 122,697 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 129,526 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 124,032 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 102,615 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 25,339 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 8,180 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 6,244 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 6K (2022) | #2,868 of 3,974 | #582 in Europe | #56 in FR |
| Longest runway | 2,403 m / 7,884 ft | =2,827 of 29,858 | #548 in Europe | #45 in FR |
| Elevation | 49 m / 160 ft | =35,011 of 43,403 | =4,551 in Europe | #1,032 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =619 in Europe | #82 in FR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =25 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | LORIENT APP | 123.000 |
| APP | LORIENT APP | 36.230 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 129.125 |
| GND | GND | 119.700 |
| TWR | LORIENT TWR | 122.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [VNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrv.md) Vannes-Meucon Airport · 54 km / 34 mi
- [UIP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrq.md) Quimper-Cornouaille Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [LFRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrl.md) Lanvéoc-Poulmic Air Base · 95 km / 59 mi
- [SBK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrt.md) Saint-Brieuc-Armor Airport · 97 km / 60 mi
- [LBY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfre.md) La Baule-Escoublac Airport · 97 km / 61 mi
- [MXN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfru.md) Morlaix-Ploujean Airport · 98 km / 61 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)
- [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/lfrh/data