BES · Brest, France
Brest Bretagne airport.
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Brest Bretagne Airport
Airport in Guipavas
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for BES
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 4206; ident LFRB; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
brest.aeroport.bzh
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Brest Bretagne Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
16 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
BES / LFRB
OurAirports ident
LFRB
GPS / local code
LFRB
ISO region
FR-BRE
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
brest.aeroport.bzh
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1191525
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Paris · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
8.1 km
Approximate distance to central Brest.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Paris
Languages
French
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
543,908 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
10,171 ft / 3,100 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
Operational history note unavailable
Owner / entity
Q1191525
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
16 source-backed signals
Brest Bretagne airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Brest, France. Brest's built-up core sits roughly 8.1 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Paris (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Brest Bretagne airport (BES / LFRB) is at 48.4479° N, 4.4185° W, elevation 325 ft (99 m), serving Brest, France.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Brest is in France (capital Paris); regulated by Direction générale de l'Aviation civile (DGAC); on Europe/Paris (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: French; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Brest: 8 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for BES.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Brest Bretagne airport (BES / LFRB)
Brest Bretagne Airport · Airport in Guipavas
Source identifiers
LFRB · LFRB · FR-BRE
brest.aeroport.bzh · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
It is located in the commune of Guipavas and 10.2 km northeast of Brest, within the département of Finistère.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Brest
brest · 8.1 km from BES
France · Europe/Paris · +0h · population 144,899 · city coordinates 48.3903, -4.4863
2. Landerneau
landerneau · 12 km from BES
France · Europe/Paris · +0h · population 16,052 · city coordinates 48.4515, -4.2518
3. Douarnenez
douarnenez · 40 km from BES
France · Europe/Paris · +0h · population 16,590 · city coordinates 48.0954, -4.3290
4. Morlaix
morlaix · 46 km from BES
France · Europe/Paris · +0h · population 17,516 · city coordinates 48.5778, -3.8279
5. Quimper
quimper · 56 km from BES
France · Europe/Paris · +0h · population 63,849 · city coordinates 47.9960, -4.0979
6. Concarneau
concarneau · 74 km from BES
France · Europe/Paris · +0h · population 21,397 · city coordinates 47.8754, -3.9190
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. CWL EGFF
Cardiff International Airport · Cardiff
337 km from BES · Europe/London · -1h · elevation 220 ft (67 m) · airport coordinates 51.3967, -3.3433
2. BRS EGGD
Bristol Airport · Bristol
348 km from BES · Europe/London · -1h · elevation 622 ft (190 m) · airport coordinates 51.3823, -2.7165
3. LGW EGKK
London Gatwick Airport · London
427 km from BES · Europe/London · -1h · elevation 202 ft (62 m) · airport coordinates 51.1487, -0.1857
Route-time reference set
1. BES-CWL
Cardiff · 337 km · 1h 16m
Europe/London · -1h from BES; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. BES-BRS
Bristol · 348 km · 1h 16m
Europe/London · -1h from BES; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. BES-LGW
London · 427 km · 1h 22m
Europe/London · -1h from BES; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 10,171 ft / 3,100 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for BES.
Runway identifiers
07L/25R · 07R/25L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BVA LFOB
Beauvais-Tillé airport · Beauvais · 490 km from BES
large airport · Europe/Paris · france · 359 ft (109 m) · 49.4544, 2.1128
2. BOD LFBD
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · Bordeaux · 492 km from BES
large airport · Europe/Paris · france · 162 ft (49 m) · 44.8287, -0.7154
3. ORY LFPO
Paris-Orly Airport · Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne) · 499 km from BES
large airport · Europe/Paris · france · 291 ft (89 m) · 48.7295, 2.3590
4. LBG LFPB
Paris-Le Bourget International Airport · Paris · 506 km from BES
large airport · Europe/Paris · france · 218 ft (66 m) · 48.9623, 2.4365
5. CDG LFPG
Charles de Gaulle International Airport · Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) · 515 km from BES
large airport · Europe/Paris · france · 392 ft (119 m) · 49.0090, 2.5541
6. LIL LFQQ
Lille Airport · Lesquin · 592 km from BES
large airport · Europe/Paris · france · 157 ft (48 m) · 50.5666, 3.1024
Country and authority
BES sits in France (French Republic), whose capital is Paris. Direction générale de l'Aviation civile (DGAC) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Western Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: French. Currency context: EUR (€). BES is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Guipavas. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: It is located in the commune of Guipavas and 10.2 km northeast of Brest, within the département of Finistère.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1191525 · Brest Bretagne Airport. Administrative area: Guipavas. Named after: Brest. Entity official-site cross-check: brest.aeroport.bzh
Field and clock profile
Brest Bretagne airport is a low-elevation field at 325 ft (99 m), positioned at 48.4479° N, 4.4185° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 10,171 ft / 3,100 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Paris (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Brest is the closest retained city-time anchor at 8.1 km. CWL Cardiff is the closest retained airport alternative at 337 km.
Country airport peers
BES is compared with BVA Beauvais at 490 km, BOD Bordeaux at 492 km, ORY Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne) at 499 km, LBG Paris at 506 km, CDG Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) at 515 km inside the retained France airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
BES-CWL Cardiff: 337 km, about 1h 16m, -1h. BES-BRS Bristol: 348 km, about 1h 16m, -1h. BES-LGW London: 427 km, about 1h 22m, -1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LFRB backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. brest.aeroport.bzh is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 10,171 ft / 3,100 m
Runway identifiers
07L/25R, 07R/25L
OurAirports classifies BES as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
BES (LFRB) is a low-elevation field at 325 ft (99 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
BES sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
BES's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 10,171 ft / 3,100 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Civil aviation oversight for BES runs through Direction générale de l'Aviation civile (DGAC); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at brest.aeroport.bzh, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for BES
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
BES uses Europe/Paris (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Brest Bretagne airport is about 8.1 km from central Brest; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
CWL Cardiff is the closest retained alternate at 337 km, time difference -1h.
When source checks matter
brest.aeroport.bzh is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place BES inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
BES ranks #1 in the curated France airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 15 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
BES shares Europe/Paris with BOD Bordeaux FR · BSL Bâle / Mulhouse FR · BVA Beauvais FR · CDG Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) FR · CFE Clermont-Ferrand FR · LBG Paris FR. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
BES is 325 ft (99 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include IST 325 ft (99 m) (0 ft delta) · BHX 327 ft (100 m) (2 ft delta) · CAI 322 ft (98 m) (3 ft delta) · BEG 335 ft (102 m) (10 ft delta) · FAT 336 ft (102 m) (11 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
BES's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are CWL 337 km -1h · BRS 348 km -1h · LGW 427 km -1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | CWL | 337 km | 1h 16m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Bristol | BRS | 348 km | 1h 16m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| London | LGW | 427 km | 1h 22m | -1h | --:--:-- |
BES to CWL
Cardiff
Distance 337 km; estimated travel window 1h 16m; destination zone Europe/London is -1h from BES. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BES to BRS
Bristol
Distance 348 km; estimated travel window 1h 16m; destination zone Europe/London is -1h from BES. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BES to LGW
London
Distance 427 km; estimated travel window 1h 22m; destination zone Europe/London is -1h from BES. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Brest is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Brest is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Brest Bretagne airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from BES, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Brest
brest · 8.1 km · Europe/Paris
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Landerneau
landerneau · 12 km · Europe/Paris
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Douarnenez
douarnenez · 40 km · Europe/Paris
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Morlaix
morlaix · 46 km · Europe/Paris
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Quimper
quimper · 56 km · Europe/Paris
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Concarneau
concarneau · 74 km · Europe/Paris
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lannion
lannion · 78 km · Europe/Paris
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ploemeur
ploemeur · 108 km · Europe/Paris
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lorient
lorient · 110 km · Europe/Paris
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lanester
lanester · 111 km · Europe/Paris
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pontivy
pontivy · 115 km · Europe/Paris
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Saint-Brieuc
saint-brieuc · 122 km · Europe/Paris
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Brest Bretagne airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Cardiff (CWL), Bristol (BRS), London (LGW). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 10,171 ft / 3,100 m; identifiers 07L/25R, 07R/25L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from BES. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Cardiff International AirportCWL
Cardiff · large airport
- Distance
- 337 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 220 ft (67 m)
Compare against CWL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Bristol AirportBRS
Bristol · large airport
- Distance
- 348 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 622 ft (190 m)
Compare against BRS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
London Gatwick AirportLGW
London · large airport
- Distance
- 427 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 202 ft (62 m)
Compare against LGW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Brest Bretagne airport (BES) in?▾
Brest Bretagne airport is in the Europe/Paris timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Brest Bretagne airport?▾
Brest Bretagne airport uses IATA code BES and ICAO code LFRB.
Where is Brest Bretagne airport located?▾
Brest Bretagne airport is located in Brest, France at coordinates 48.4479° N, 4.4185° W, with an elevation of 325 ft (99 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Brest Bretagne airport from central Brest?▾
Brest Bretagne airport sits roughly 8.1 km from the nearest mapped city center for Brest.
Which route reference is most useful from BES?▾
Cardiff (CWL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 16m, destination timezone Europe/London, and a -1h difference from BES.
Which authority regulates BES?▾
Brest Bretagne airport sits inside France, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Direction générale de l'Aviation civile (DGAC).
What other airports in France are close peers to BES?▾
BES's curated peers in France on this site include BVA Beauvais, BOD Bordeaux, ORY Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne), plus 3 more.
How many runways does Brest Bretagne airport have?▾
Brest Bretagne airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 10,171 ft / 3,100 m; identifiers include 07L/25R, 07R/25L.