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Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport lies in southern France near Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of Occitanie, and offers scheduled airline service alongside general aviation movements. It sits at 135 feet amsl and offers a long hard-surfaced main runway equipped with an ILS, making it a straightforward and well-equipped destination for visiting pilots.
Perpignan-Rivesaltes, also known as Llabanère, is a medium-sized airport serving Perpignan and the surrounding Pyrénées-Orientales area of Occitanie in southern France. It combines scheduled airline traffic with general aviation activity, and its long, ILS-equipped main runway makes it a useful and accessible field for visiting simulator pilots flying in the region.
The airport is located at Perpignan/Rivesaltes, in the Occitanie region of southern France, at coordinates 42.7408N, 2.8697E and an elevation of 135 feet above mean sea level.
Perpignan-Rivesaltes has two physical runways. The main runway, 15/33, is a hard-surfaced, lit strip measuring 8201 feet on the 15 threshold and 7662 feet on the 33 threshold, with an ILS serving runway 33. A secondary runway, 13/31, is hard-surfaced and 3551 feet long in both directions.
Pilots can expect to work Perpignan APP on 120.75 MHz for approach control, Perpignan TWR on 121.9 MHz for tower services, and can monitor the ATIS on 127.875 MHz. An ILS is available for runway 33.
Perpignan-Rivesaltes continues to operate as an airline-served airport alongside general aviation traffic, and further operational details can be found via the airport's official website.