Albert – Picardie Airport

Albert – Picardie Airport (French: Aéroport d'Albert - Picardie) (IATA: BYF, ICAO: LFAQ), sometimes referred to as Albert – Picardy Airport, is an airport serving Albert, a commune of the Somme department in the Picardy (Picardie) region of northern France. The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) southeast of Albert, in Bray-sur-Somme.[1][2]

Airbus Beluga at Albert – Picardie (2008)
Albert – Picardie Airport

Aéroport d'Albert – Picardie
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSociété d’Exploitation Aéroport Albert Picardie (SEAAP)
ServesAlbert, Somme, France
LocationBray-sur-Somme
Elevation AMSL363 ft / 111 m
Coordinates49°58′12″N 002°41′33″E
Websitewww.aeroportalbertpicardie.com
Map
Albert – Picardie is located in France
Albert – Picardie
Albert – Picardie
Location of airport in France
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,200 7,218 Macadam
09R/27L 1,000 3,281 Grass
Sources: French AIP,[1] UAF[2]

It is primarily used for the transportation of Airbus aircraft parts from the company's factory at Méaulte nearby. The airport's runway is large enough to accommodate Airbus' Beluga, a large cargo aircraft used to courier parts used in the construction of its own commercial jets.

The airport is also home to a flying club, which has a number of light aircraft based at the airfield; and to a society engaging in historic aircraft.

The British low-cost carrier Jet2.com announced and then cancelled a twice-weekly service to the Somme using this airport; flights were to start in April 2009.

On 28 January 2012, plans were unveiled to launch a twice-weekly service to Blackpool International Airport with Danish Air Transport using ATR 72s, however before the flights started, the route was cancelled.

At the end of 2013, a service to Toulouse, Dole and Nice was introduced under the "IGAvion" brand. The flights were operated by Skytaxi with Saab 340 aircraft.

History

The aerodrome was first created to serve the aircraft factory of Henry Potez, around 1924. The factory (a short distance from the current airport) was later merged, successively, into SNCAN, Nord Aviation, Aerospatiale, and finally Airbus.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 364 feet (111 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 09/27 which measures 2,200 by 45 metres (7,218 ft × 148 ft). It also has a parallel unpaved runway with a grass surface measuring 1,000 by 80 metres (3,281 ft × 262 ft).;[1] it is mainly used by the local glider club.

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at BYF airport. See Wikidata query.

References
  1. LFAQ – Albert Bray. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 5 October 2023.
  2. (in French) Aéroport d'Albert – Picardie (LFAQ) Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine at Union des Aéroports Français
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