Brive–La Roche Airport

Brive–La Roche Airport

Brive–La Roche Airport or Aérodrome de Brive – La Roche (IATA: BVE, ICAO: LFBV) was an airport located 3.5 kilometres (1.9 NM) west of Brive-la-Gaillarde, a commune of the Corrèze department in the Limousin region of France.

As of February 2011, the aerodrome is due for closure, and only accepts locally based planes. A new airport known as Brive–Souillac Airport or Brive–Dordogne Valley Airport (French: Aéroport Brive – Vallée de la Dordogne) opened on June 15, 2010. The Air France Hop flights to and from Paris–Orly Airport have been transferred to this new airport as have all other passenger services.

The airport resides at an elevation of 379 ft (116 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,593 ft (1,400 m) in length.