# Bourges Airport (BOU)

> Bourges, Cher, FR · IATA: BOU · ICAO: LFLD · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BOU` |
| ICAO | `LFLD` |
| City | Bourges, Cher |
| Country | FR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 161 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 47.06016, 2.36963 |

## Description

Bourges is a defence town rather than a freight gateway: home to MBDA and KNDS (Nexter) plants and a DGA weapons-testing site, its airport (IATA BOU, ICAO LFLD) handles business, training and military flying. The 1,550-metre asphalt runway 06/24 suits business jets, but there is no scheduled or cargo service and no freight terminal on site. Air freight in the Cher is therefore a trucking exercise: Châteauroux-Déols (CHR) lies just 53 km away with a 3,500-metre runway built for freighter and maintenance traffic, while intercontinental consignments move through Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG). The A71 motorway links Bourges directly north to Orléans and the Paris region and south to Clermont-Ferrand, keeping road feeder runs to either airport straightforward. For forwarders, BOU is a corporate and military airfield, not a handling point.

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