Tours Loire Valley Airport or Tours Val de Loire Airport– Tours, France (French: Aéroport Tours Val de Loire) (IATA: TUF, ICAO: LFOT) is an airport in the French département of Indre-et-Loire, 6 km north-northeast of the city of Tours in the Loire Valley (French: Val de Loire).
The airport dates back to the 1930s, and was first used as a military base. It was used during the Second World War - Winston Churchill disembarked here the day before the armistice, before it was destroyed by German bombings then by British bombings. It was used by NATO and the US Air Force before becoming a flying school in the 1950s. It was only open to civilian aircraft from the early 1960s. During the end of the 1970s the airport enjoyed a golden period due to the local airline Touraine Air Transport (TAT), but that airline suffered a slow slump, from which the airport never really recovered until the late 1990s, after subventions by the Conseil Général.
Today, the airport is open to both national and international carriers, private planes and both IFR and VFR. Due to its limited security measures, the airport is not open to larger carriers.
The airport has daily Boeing 737 flights to London Stansted with Ryanair, and non-regular flights to Lyon and Bastia. The airport is home to around 40 Alpha Jets belonging to the air force , as well as a couple of Mirage fighter planes as part of the Vigipirate defence plan.
Directions & Transportations
Taxi - Taxi Notre Dame Tel:(0)2.47.88.98.88, Taxi Ambrosiali Tel (0)2.47.56.61.81 and GIE Tours Tel:(0)2.47.20.30.40 provide transport from the airport. Road - Taxis and hired cars are the mode of transport from the airport.
Airport facilities
Airport Info: There is an Information Desk in the air terminal. Baggage: There is a baggage belt. Money: Bureau de Change and ATM is available. More Services: Telephones are located in the terminal Toilets and baby change room is available. Eating & Drinking: Restaurant de l'Aeroport is open Mondays to Fridays for breakfasts, lunches and snacks. Business Facilities: The Etape Hotel tel:(0)2.47.88.98.88 is available for business meetings. The Airport Restaurant offers some business facilities and there is an airport lounge available with the necessary business communication facilities. Disabled Facilities: Parking for disabled passengers is available and the minibus shuttle service between the car park and the terminals is wheelchair accessible. Assistance can be sought from major airlines, including help with boarding and/or a wheelchair. Disabled passengers are advised to arrive at least one hour before departure. Long-haul flights have wheelchairs and disabled toilets.
Useful Information
Airlines Served: Air France, Air Linair, Ait Littoral, Air Senegal, Air Taxi, Brussels Airlines, Finn Air, Portugalia, Ryanair, Tours Aero-Club. Airport Taxes: Airport departure tax is usually included in the ticket price. Enquire at the time of ticketing Activities near the Airport: The many bars and cafes in Tours are such an attraction but some of the Chateuax and St Gatien cathedral are worth a visit. Activities in the Airport: There is television in the airport terminal.
Summary
Airport Code : TUF Airport Name : Tours - Val de Loire Airport Runway Length : Unknown Runway Elevation : Unknown
City : Tours Country : France Country Abbrev. : FR World Area Code : 427 GMT Offset : +1.0
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