La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport - LRH
Located in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, the city of La Rochelle is home to La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH), which also serves the island of Île de Ré, accessible through a bridge on La Rochelle. The airport caters to commercial and VIP and business flights.
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La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) features a 2,255-meter runway and caters to over 240,000 passengers yearly. It serves Air France flights to Ajaccio, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, and Paris Orly, Flybe flights to Birmingham and Southampton, EasyJet flights to Bristol, Geneva, and Londres Gatwick, Ryanair flights to Brussels-Charleroi, Dublin, London Stansted, and Porto, and Jet2 flights to Leeds, Londres Stansted, and Manchester. It is also a gateway to the island of Île de Ré, which is separated from La Rochelle by a 2.9-kilometer bridge. From the airport, travelers can visit L'Houmeau, Lagord, Puilboreau, Aytré, and Périgny, Saint-Xandre in La Rochelle and La Flotte, Sainte-Marie-de-Ré, Sainte-Martin-de-Ré, Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré, La Couarde-sur-Mer, and Le Gabut.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Several airports lie near La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH), including Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) 142 kilometers away, Poitiers - Biard Airport (PIS) 145 kilometers away, and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) 200 kilometers away, as well as Angoulême-Brie-Champniers Airport (ANG) 148 kilometers away.
Travelers can check into 3-star accommodations at Kyriad La Rochelle Centre – Les Minimes, Hotel Le Champlain, or Hôtel Saint Nicolas. Four-star accommodations await at Hôtel et Spa du Château and Best Western Plus Masqhotel.
