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Rennes-Saint-Jacques

Rennes-Saint-Jacques (ICAO LFRN) is an active joint civil-military airfield in France, operated by the French Army Light Aviation. It has 2 runways (longest 2,100 m). Home to Groupe avions de l'Armée de terre (GAAT), flying Socata TBM.

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Facility Details

Aircraft Based Here
Socata TBM profile drawing Socata TBM Military Transport Aircraft Groupe avions de l'Armée de terre (GAAT)
Map
Map of Rennes-Saint-Jacques

48.0695°N, 1.7348°W · 38 m elevation

Summary
Operating Country 🇫🇷 France
Location🇫🇷 France
Status Active
UsageDual
Operating OrganizationFrench Army Light Aviation
Units
Groupe avions de l'Armée de terre (GAAT)
Location & Technical Details
Elevation38 m (125 ft)
IATA codeRNS
ICAO codeLFRN
Runways
10/28 · 2,100 m (6,890 ft) · Asphalt14/32 · 850 m (2,789 ft) · Asphalt
Nearby Bases
  1. 132 km BAN Lann-Bihoué Flottille 4F
  2. 186 km BAN Landivisiau Flottille 11F
  3. 195 km Base aérienne 928 Brest-Loperhet Centre militaire de coordination et de contrôle Iroise
  4. 197 km Base aérienne 705 Tours Centre Expert en Ressources Humaines de l'Armée de l'Air (CERHAA)
  5. 202 km BAN Lanvéoc-Poulmic Flottille 32F
  6. 241 km Base aérienne 105 Évreux-Fauville 64e escadre de transport
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Operating forces
🇫🇷 France French Air and Space Force
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Description

Rennes-Saint-Jacques is a joint military and civil facility located in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, France. It operates as a civil international airport while accommodating a military detachment of the French Army Light Aviation (Aviation légère de l'Armée de terre, ALAT).

The airfield hosts the Groupe avions de l'Armée de terre (GAAT), a fixed-wing unit formerly designated as the Escadrille d'avions de l'Armée de terre (EAAT). The unit is tasked with military VIP transport and liaison missions. To support these operations, the GAAT operates Socata TBM-700 aircraft.

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Latest Data Updates
  1. AUG 202026 Updated TBM 700 recorded as the army aviation transport flight's based aircraft
  2. AUG 142026 Updated Page description written
  3. AUG 142026 Created Page created: Rennes-Saint-Jacques