Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport
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| Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus |
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| IATA: CER – ICAO: LFRC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | CCI de Cherbourg Cotentin | ||
| Serves | Cherbourg-Octeville | ||
| Location | Maupertus-sur-Mer | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 459 ft / 140 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 10/28 | 2,440 | 8,005 | Asphalt |
| Source: French AIP[1] | |||
Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport or Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus (IATA: CER, ICAO: LFRC) is an airport located 11 km east of Cherbourg-Octeville,[1] between Maupertus-sur-Mer and Gonneville. These are all communes of the Manche département in the Basse-Normandie région of France.
It has one runway, Runway 10/28. It is 2440 metres long and is covered in asphalt. There are six bays, numbered N1 through N6. There is one scheduled flight a day from Paris to Jersey via Cherbourg.
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[edit] History
The airport was built by the United States for NATO, during the period when France was still a participating member of NATO. When France pulled out of the NATO central command structure, the airport was abandoned.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Twin Jet (Jersey, Paris-Orly)
[edit] References
- ^ a b French AIP for Cherbourg Maupertus (LFRC) PDF
[edit] External links
- Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus (French)
- Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus (Union des Aéroports Français) (French)
- Airport information for LFRC at World Aero Data
- Current weather for Cherbourg / Maupertus, France (LFRC) at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CER at Aviation Safety Network
- Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport at WikiMapia
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