Toulon–Hyères Airport

Toulon–Hyères Airport (French: Aéroport de Toulon – Hyères, IATA: TLN[3], ICAO: LFTH) is an airport serving Toulon, a commune in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. The airport is located 3 kilometres (2 mi) southeast of Hyères,[1] and 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Toulon.[4] It is also known as Hyères Le Palyvestre Airport. The airport opened in 1966.[5]

Toulon–Hyères Airport

Aéroport de Toulon – Hyères
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorCCI Du Var
ServesToulon, France
LocationHyères
Elevation AMSL13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates43°05′50″N 006°08′46″E
Websitetoulon-hyeres.aeroport.fr
Maps

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France
LFTH
Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,120 6,955 Asphalt
13/31 1,902 6,240 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers570,140
Passenger traffic change 13.1%
Source: AIP France,[1] Aeroport.fr[2]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m) above mean sea level. It has two paved runways: 05/23 measures 2,120 by 45 metres (6,955 ft × 148 ft) and 13/31 is 1,902 by 46 metres (6,240 ft × 151 ft).[1]

Military use

This airport is shared with the French Naval Aviation (Aéronautique navale), as Hyeres Naval Air Base (la base d'aviation navale d'Hyères). Several squadrons of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft are based on the south-western side of the airport.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air Corsica Seasonal: Ajaccio, Bastia
Air France Paris–Orly
Seasonal: Brest,[6] Nantes,[6] Strasbourg[6]
ASL Airlines France Seasonal: Algiers, Bordeaux, Oran[7]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen[8]
Swiss International Air Lines Seasonal: Geneva
Transavia Seasonal: Rotterdam
TUI fly Belgium Brest, Charleroi

References
  1. LFTH – HYÈRES LE PALYVESTRE. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 13 August 2020.
  2. "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2018" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. "IATA Location Code Search (TLN – City: Toulon/Hyeres, Airport: La Palyvestre)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  4. "Distance and heading from Toulon (43°08'00"N 05°55'00"E) to LFTH (43°05'50"N 06°08'46"E)". Great Circle Mapper. 22 December 2012.
  5. Hyères#Transportation
  6. Liu, Jim. "Air France S20 Short-Haul Network additions as of 28JAN20". Routesonline. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  7. http://www.aslairlines.fr
  8. "SAS desservira Toulon" (in French). L'Aérien. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

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