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Lorient South Brittany Airport or ''Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud'' , also known as Lorient-Lann-Bihoué Airport, is the airport serving the city of Lorient. It is situated 5 km west-northwest of Lorient,〔 a ''commune'' of the Morbihan ''département'' in the Brittany region of France. == Airlines and destinations == ==Military use== The airport is comparatively large, 3 km by 3 km, which is due to its being built during the Second World War to support German submarine operations from the nearby base in Lorient. It is also known as ''Base Aéronavale de Lann Bihoué'' and is one of the French Navy bases, currently hosting: * Two combat flotillas (11F, 17F) equipped with Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard aircraft, suitable to fly naval and land combat and recce missions and nuclear deterrence missions * One interception flotilla (12F) equipped with Dassault Rafale F1 aircraft, assuring air superiority * One airborne radar flotilla (4F) equipped with Grumman E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, to secure the skies over the fleet and to control air-traffic * One training/mission preparation unit These units also form the airwing which is assigned to the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lorient South Brittany Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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