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Brest Bretagne Airport BES / LFRB

Brest · France · SAS Aéroports de Bretagne Ouest (majority CCI Métropolitaine Bretagne Ouest / Finistère); owned by the Brittany Region
913kpax · 2025
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATALFRB / BES
OperatorSAS Aéroports de Bretagne Ouest (majority CCI Métropolitaine Bretagne Ouest / Finistère); owned by the Brittany Region
Coordinates48.4472°N, 4.4217°W
Elevation325 ft · 99 m
Time zoneEurope/Paris (CET/CEST, UTC+1/+2)
Passengers / yr913,000 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenYes
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded
AIP referenceLFRB — AIP France (SIA), AD 2 LFRB
Operating hoursATS H24. Terminal open daily approx 04:00-00:00 local (seasonal hours published by operator)
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal (opened 12 December 2007), capacity approx 1.4 million passengers/year
Runways (2)
  • 07R/25L · 3,100 m / 10,171 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS CAT II/III ILS on RWY 25L; LOC/PAPI on RWY 07R
  • 07L/25R · 700 m / 2,297 ft · 18 m wide · Asphalt
Busiest airport in Brittany by passenger volume.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available · 2 providers
Airport Brest Handling (ABH) / Alyzia Brest Handling
Listed as the airport ground-handling agent (assistance aeroportuaire) in the official UAF/aeroport.fr LFRB station directory, contact •••. French business registry (data.gouv.fr / pappers.fr) confirms A.B.H Airport Brest Handling as an active SAS, NAF 52.23Z (auxiliary services to air transport), with an establishment at Aeroport Brest Bretagne, Guipavas; part of the Alyzia (Newrest) group. The claimed dedicated phone ••• is not published in any independent source, so it has been dropped.
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Available
Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Samsic Aero (Samsic Assistance)
Samsic Aero's own global-network page lists a dedicated Brest (BES) station with ~100 on-site staff providing stopover/ramp handling and baggage handling (passenger and baggage assistance). Detailed ramp capabilities (load/unload, GPU/ASU/ACU, pushback, towing, baggage sorting, potable water, lavatory service) are described at Samsic Aero's corporate 'assistance en escale' level rather than itemised on the BES station page. Note: the previously claimed phone ••• is the airport's general switchboard, not a published Samsic-specific line, so it has been dropped.
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Available
Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Available
Avitair (Shell Aviation)
Exclusive into-plane fuel supplier and fuel-farm operator at BES, operated by Shell Aviation through its subsidiary Avitair since July 2015; sole provider of JET A-1 and AVGAS 100LL. Independently confirmed by Shell Aviation press coverage (Business Air News, AviationPros), AC-U-KWIK ('AVITAIR (SHELL)' at LFRB), and the UAF/aeroport.fr LFRB directory. Phone ••• and email ••• are published in the UAF directory.
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Available
Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance Not listed
Component shops & overhaul Available · 2 providers
Xénon Groupe
Composite/structures shop — woodworking and fabric (entoilage) work on light aircraft airframes at its Part 145/CAMO/CAO-approved workshop based at Aérodrome de Brest Bretagne, Guipavas; class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Xénon Groupe
Engine shop — light piston engine work including Rotax 912iS installation/retrofit (e.g. on DR400 airframes) at its Brest Bretagne (Guipavas) site; part of company-wide Part 145 approval, class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight catering On request
Airport Brest Handling (ABH) / Alyzia Brest Handling
Catering at BES is listed in the UAF/aeroport.fr LFRB directory under 'Alyzia ABH' with email •••; arranged through the handler on request.
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On request
Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning Available · 2 providers
Airport Brest Handling (ABH) / Alyzia Brest Handling
ABH operates the airport baggage / lost-and-found service (•••), confirmed on the airport's own 'Autres Services' page; cabin/aircraft cleaning falls within the handling scope. Note: cleaning is also independently provided by Samsic Aero (see separate entry).
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On request
Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Samsic Aero (Samsic Assistance)
Cleaning (Proprete) is explicitly listed for the Brest station on Samsic Aero's own network page.
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Available
Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment Not listed
Cargo handling On request · 2 providers
SAS Aeroports de Bretagne Ouest (ABO) - BES airport operator
The airport operator (SAS Aeroports de Bretagne Ouest, operator since 1 Jan 2017) runs the cargo/freight terminal; freight handling/quotations via the cargo department, •••, contact Jacques Hennebelle (Responsable Pole Exploitation), per the UAF/aeroport.fr LFRB directory.
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On request
Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
FedEx
Listed with a phone contact (•••) in the UAF/aeroport.fr LFRB station directory. FedEx has express/cargo operations in the Brest area, but a dedicated airport-cargo-agent role at BES is only weakly corroborated (single directory source); scope unconfirmed.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Available
SAS Aeroports de Bretagne Ouest (ABO) - BES airport operator
State-regulated airport security screening (mandatory PAX/baggage screening) is the responsibility of the airport operator; surete contact Ronan Tephany (Responsable Surete), •••, listed in the UAF/aeroport.fr LFRB directory.
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Available
Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport Not listed
Flight support Not listed
Hotel & travel Not listed