Airport Brest
- URL: Brest (BES)
- Time zone: GMT 1
- Service telephone: +33 (0) 2 98 32 86 00
- Address: Aéroport de Brest Bretagne, 29490 Guipavas, France
- Operating company: Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Brest
- Nearby cities: Brest (7 km)
- Directions by car: Route National N12/E50 towards Brest-Morlaix, taking the exit Guipavas, from there the airport is signposted
- Stations: To the Gare de Bres, then by shuttle bus to the airport.
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (15.68%), Tuesday (14.68%), Wednesday (14.64%), Thursday (14.70%), Friday (15.05%), Saturday (11.58%), Sunday (13.68%)
- Alternative spelling: Brest Guipavas, Брест, Брэст, Βρέστη, เบรสต์-ฝรั่งเศส, ברסט-צרפת, بريست, برست, ब्रैस्त, ブレスト (フランス), ბრესტი (საფრანგეთი), 布雷斯特 (法国), Բրեստ (Ֆրանսիա), 브레스트 (프랑스)
Most popular destinations from Brest (Flights per week )
- Paris - Charles de Gaulle (31, 23,85 %)
- Lyon - Saint-Exupéry (Satolas) (23, 17,69 %)
- Bordeaux - Mérignac (14, 10,77 %)
- Marseille (7, 5,38 %)
- Porto (4, 3,08 %)
- Paris-Orly (4, 3,08 %)
- Toulon-Hyeres (3, 2,31 %)
- Agadir - Al Massira (2, 1,54 %)
- Montpellier-Frejorgues (2, 1,54 %)
- Nice-Côte d'Azur (2, 1,54 %)
- other (29.22 %)
Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)
- Air France (162, 62,31 %)
- Transavia France (48, 18,46 %)
- Chalair Aviation (27, 10,38 %)
- easyJet (8, 3,08 %)
- Volotea (8, 3,08 %)
- other (2.69 %)
Location
The airport is on the Route National N12/E50 to Brest-Morlaix. Car drivers should use the RN12, taking the exit to the community of Guipavas, from there the airport is signposted. There are 2250 parking spaces at the airport that may be used on payment of a fee.
History
The history of the airport of Brest began during the First World War. At that time the American marine was looking for a suitable place for its smaller planes near the community of Guipavas. In the 1930s the city of Brest extended the airport, which only comprised one hangar, and constructed a runway measuring 1050 m. In 1947, the airport, which had been destroyed by the Germans, was renewed and the runway was extended to a total length of 1800 m. Until 1960 civilian aviation developed very slowly. It was only in 1961 that the chamber of industry and trade of the city of Brest applied for a permanent concession for the airport. After permission was given to use the airport commercially, a modern control tower was built in 1963. In the following 30 years further extensions and building work took place on the terminal and in the 1990s the runway was further extended to a length of 3100 m. The airport building now comprises 4300m², with an annual total of 800,000 checked in passengers.