Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Albert – Picardie Airport (French: Aéroport d'Albert - Picardie) (IATA: BYF, ICAO: LFAQ), sometimes referred to as Albert - Picardy Airport, is an airport serving Albert, a commune of the Somme department in the Picardy (Picardie) region of northern France. The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) southeast of Albert, in Bray-sur-Somme.It is primarily used for the transportation of Airbus aircraft parts from the company's factory at Méaulte nearby. The airport's runway is large enough to accommodate Airbus' Beluga, a large cargo aircraft used to courier parts used in the construction of its own commercial jets.The airport is also home to a flying club, which has a number of light aircraft based at the airfield.The British low-cost carrier Jet2.com announced and then canceled a planned twice-weekly service to the Somme using this airport; flights were to start in April 2009.On 28 January 2012, plans were unveiled to launch a twice-weekly service to Blackpool International Airport with Danish Air Transport using ATR 72s, however before the flights started, the route was cancelled.By the end of 2013, a service to Toulouse, Dole and Nice was introduced under the "IGAvion" brand. The flights are operated by Skytaxi with Saab 340 aircraft.. }
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- Albert_–_Picardie_Airport abstract "Albert – Picardie Airport (French: Aéroport d'Albert - Picardie) (IATA: BYF, ICAO: LFAQ), sometimes referred to as Albert - Picardy Airport, is an airport serving Albert, a commune of the Somme department in the Picardy (Picardie) region of northern France. The airport is located 4 km (2 mi) southeast of Albert, in Bray-sur-Somme.It is primarily used for the transportation of Airbus aircraft parts from the company's factory at Méaulte nearby. The airport's runway is large enough to accommodate Airbus' Beluga, a large cargo aircraft used to courier parts used in the construction of its own commercial jets.The airport is also home to a flying club, which has a number of light aircraft based at the airfield.The British low-cost carrier Jet2.com announced and then canceled a planned twice-weekly service to the Somme using this airport; flights were to start in April 2009.On 28 January 2012, plans were unveiled to launch a twice-weekly service to Blackpool International Airport with Danish Air Transport using ATR 72s, however before the flights started, the route was cancelled.By the end of 2013, a service to Toulouse, Dole and Nice was introduced under the "IGAvion" brand. The flights are operated by Skytaxi with Saab 340 aircraft.".