Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport

Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport, also known as Llabanère Airport, is a small international airport near Perpignan and Rivesaltes, both communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southwestern France.FacilitiesThe airport is 144ft above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 15/33 is 2500x and 13/31 is 1265x.Airlines and destinationsThe following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport:Incidents and accidentsOn 27 November 2008, Flight 888T, an Airbus A320 operating for XL Airways Germany, crashed whilst on a test flight from Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport. The aircraft stalled and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, killing all seven on board. The aircraft was due to be returned to the lessor Air New Zealand.