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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).

Facility Details

Summary
Operating Country 🇫🇷 France
Location🇫🇷 France
Status Active
UsageDual
Operating OrganizationFrench Army Light Aviation
Units & aircraft
Groupe avions de l'Armée de terre (GAAT)
Location & Technical Details
Coordinates48.0695°N, -1.7348°E
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
Map
Map of Rennes-Saint-Jacques
Nearby Bases
  1. 132 km BAN Lann-Bihoué
  2. 186 km BAN Landivisiau
  3. 195 km Base aérienne 928 Brest-Loperhet
  4. 197 km Base aérienne 705 Tours
  5. 202 km BAN Lanvéoc-Poulmic
  6. 241 km Base aérienne 105 Évreux-Fauville
Related
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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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  1. AUG 142026 Updated Page description written
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