Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport
nativename = Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus


IATA = CER
ICAO = LFRC
type = Public
owner =
operator = [http://www.cherbourg-cotentin.cci.fr/ CCI de Cherbourg Cotentin]
city-served = Cherbourg-Octeville
location = Maupertus-sur-Mer
elevation-f = 459
elevation-m = 140
coordinates = coord|49|39|03|N|001|28|31|W|type:airport|display=inline
website = [http://www.aeroport-cherbourg.com/ www.aeroport-cherbourg.com]
metric-rwy = y
r1-number = 10/28
r1-length-m = 2,440
r1-length-f = 8,005
r1-surface = Asphalt
footnotes = Source: French AIPAIP_FR|LFRC|name=Cherbourg Maupertus]

Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport or "Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus" airport codes|CER|LFRC is an airport located 11 km east of Cherbourg-Octeville, 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 are currently no scheduled flights operarting to or from the airport. Until early 2008 there was one scheduled flight a day from Paris to Jersey via Cherbourg although this has now been withdrawn.

Charter flights occasionally operate to and from the airport.

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.

Airlines and destinations

None

References

External links

* [http://www.aeroport-cherbourg.com/ "Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus"] fr icon
* [http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/cherbourg-maupertus.php "Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus"] ("Union des Aéroports Français") fr icon
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