Avignon–Provence Airport

Avignon–Provence Airport
Aéroport Avignon Provence
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCCI Vaucluse
LocationAvignon, France
Elevation AMSL124 ft / 38 m
Coordinates43°54′24″N 004°54′07″E / 43.90667°N 4.90194°E / 43.90667; 4.90194
Websitewww.avignon.aeroport.fr
Map
LFMV
Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
LFMV
LFMV (France)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,880 6,168 Asphalt
17R/35L 700 2,297 Grass
17L/35R 250 820 Grass
Source: French AIP[1]

Avignon–Provence Airport (French: Aéroport Avignon Provence; Occitan: Aeroport Avinhon Provença, IATA: AVN[2], ICAO: LFMV) is an airport located in the city of Avignon[1] and 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Caumont-sur-Durance,[3] in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 38 metres (125 ft) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 17/35 which measures 1,880 by 45 metres (6,168 ft × 148 ft). It also has two parallel grass runways: 17R/35L measuring 700 by 50 metres (2,297 ft × 164 ft) and 17L/35R measuring 250 by 20 metres (820 ft × 66 ft). The shorter grass runway is for use by ultralight aircraft.[1]

Statistics

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References

  1. ^ a b c LFMV – Avignon Caumont. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 19 March 2026.
  2. ^ "IATA Location Code Search (AVN – City: Avignon, Airport: Caumont)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Distance and heading from Caumont-sur-Durance (43°53'44"N 04°56'49"E) to LFMV (43°54'24"N 04°54'07"E)". Great Circle Mapper. 22 December 2012.

Media related to Avignon airport at Wikimedia Commons

  • Aéroport d'Avignon-Provence (official site) (in French)
  • Caravelle Guyane (official site) (in French)
  • Aéroport d'Avignon (Union des Aéroports Français) (in French)
  • Aeronautical chart and airport information for LFMV at SkyVector
  • "Current weather for LFMV". NOAA/NWS.
  • Accident history for AVN at Aviation Safety Network