# Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR / LFRK)

**Caen Carpiquet airport** (IATA: CFR, ICAO: LFRK) is a medium airport in Caen, Normandy, France. It opened in 1938. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,900 m (6,233 ft). In 2025 it handled 306 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CFR / LFRK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Caen, Normandy, France
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 78 m / 256 ft
- Coordinates: 49.1768, -0.4549
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,900 m / 6,233 ft
- Passengers: 305,767 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: http://www.caen.aeroport.fr/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caen%E2%80%93Carpiquet_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431038
- Weather station: LFRK · WMO 07027
- Ident: LFRK

## Timeline

- 1938: Caen Carpiquet airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 1,900 m / 6,233 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 124° / 304° | yes |
| 12L/30R | 800 m / 2,624 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Grass | 125° / 305° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 115,015 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 129,096 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 139,016 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 180,910 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 274,056 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 304,683 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 162,327 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 227,137 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 301,285 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 329,484 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 289,517 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 305,767 | Eurostat |

## Routes

10 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 566 km / 352 mi · Air France
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 632 km / 393 mi · Volotea
- [MPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmt.md) Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport · France · 709 km / 441 mi · Volotea
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 772 km / 480 mi · Volotea
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 849 km / 528 mi · Volotea

### Seasonal (7)

- [BIQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbz.md) Biarritz Pays Basque airport · France · 640 km / 398 mi · Air France
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 772 km / 480 mi · Air France
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 849 km / 528 mi · Air France
- [CLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkc.md) Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport · France · 1,028 km / 639 mi · Air France
- [BIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkb.md) Bastia-Poretta International airport · France · 1,064 km / 661 mi · Volotea
- [AJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkj.md) Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport · France · 1,080 km / 671 mi · Air France, Volotea
- [FSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkf.md) Figari Sud-Corse Airport · France · 1,132 km / 703 mi · Air France, Volotea

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- CE [Chalair Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chalair-aviation)

### Passenger (2)

- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 7
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 7

Former hub of [Compagnie Air Transport](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/compagnie-air-transport).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 306K (2025) | #1,336 of 3,974 | #293 in Europe | #23 in FR |
| Longest runway | 1,900 m / 6,233 ft | =4,310 of 29,858 | =793 in Europe | =85 in FR |
| Elevation | 78 m / 256 ft | =32,427 of 43,403 | =4,011 in Europe | =942 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =451 in Europe | =72 in FR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =25 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | DEAUVILLE APP | 120.350 |
| TWR | CAEN TWR | 134.530 |
| TWR | CAEN GROUND | 121.790 |
| OPS | CAEN OPERATION | 131.400 |
| ATIS | CAEN | 123.080 |

## Nearby airports

- [DOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrg.md) Deauville Normandie airport · 49 km / 30 mi
- [LEH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfoh.md) Le Havre-Octeville Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [GFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrf.md) Granville Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [CER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrc.md) Cherbourg Manche airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [URO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfop.md) Rouen Vallée de Seine Airport · 121 km / 75 mi
- [EVX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfoe.md) Évreux-Fauville (BA 105) Air Base · 123 km / 76 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: “Caen–Carpiquet Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caen–Carpiquet_Airport&oldid=1363219979), 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/lfrk/data