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Bordeaux, France

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

Part of Euro Cities Volume 1

Briefing

Bordeaux is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "Bordelais" (masculine) or "Bordelaises" (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region.

The city of Bordeaux had a population of 259,809 in 2020 within its small municipal territory of 49 km2 (19 sq miles) but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Bordeaux metropolitan area had a population of 1,376,375 that same year (Jan. 2020 census), the sixth-most populated in France after Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, and Toulouse.

Bordeaux is an international tourist destination for its architectural and cultural heritage with more than 350 historic monuments, making it, after Paris, the city with the most listed or registered monuments in France. The "Pearl of Aquitaine" has been voted European Destination of the year in a 2015 online poll.

Bordeaux is a major centre for business in France as it has the sixth largest metropolitan population in France. It serves as a major regional center for trade, administration, services and industry.

Bordeaux is classified "City of Art and History". The city is home to 362 monuments historiques (only Paris has more in France) with some buildings dating back to Roman times. Bordeaux, Port of the Moon, has been inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble".

Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (French: Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac) (IATA: BOD, ICAO: LFBD) is the international airport of Bordeaux, in south-western France. It is situated in the commune of Mérignac, 12 km (7.5 miles) west of Bordeaux, within the departement of the Gironde. It mainly features flights to metropolitan and leisure destinations in Europe and Northern Africa and serves as a base for easyJet, Ryanair and Volotea airlines.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at LFBD, your flight distance must be further than 250 NM.
Date From To Pilot
24AUG26 1458Z FR LFML FR LFBD ELSA 283 nm 00:50
22AUG26 0651Z IT LIRQ FR LFBD gorillaglue4 576 nm 02:09
20AUG26 1827Z ES LEVC FR LFBD Jhonny Quintero 421 nm 01:09
20AUG26 0046Z ES LEVC FR LFBD Sandman71 454 nm 01:07
19AUG26 2335Z DE EDDP FR LFBD Jerre84 727 nm 02:01
14AUG26 2248Z ES LEVC FR LFBD Joao Marcos 363 nm 00:55
14AUG26 2158Z FR LFML FR LFBD Michel.R 285 nm 00:46
14AUG26 2023Z GB EGCC FR LFBD Lotic1975 516 nm 01:23
11AUG26 2154Z MA GMAD FR LFBD ReelSalty 1247 nm 02:55
10AUG26 2025Z FR LFMN FR LFBD Jeanch06FR 390 nm 00:56
08AUG26 1423Z GB EGAA FR LFBD Desertdragon 709 nm 02:36
05AUG26 1142Z ES LEVC FR LFBD VAF343 Sandro 367 nm 00:53
02AUG26 1836Z FR LFML FR LFBD VAF257 Raffaele 292 nm 00:51
01AUG26 1517Z IT LIPZ FR LFBD Zoltan Szamel 625 nm 01:37
01AUG26 1034Z RO LROP FR LFBD Ian Tyrrell 1209 nm 02:46
30JUL26 2002Z HR LDDU FR LFBD Fredo7468 882 nm 02:27
29JUL26 2016Z FR LFTW FR LFBD MANIVET Michel 275 nm 01:28
28JUL26 1053Z DE EDDS FR LFBD Detlef Poese 527 nm 01:27
25JUL26 1552Z CU MUHA FR LFBD Alex57000 4263 nm 08:28
25JUL26 1134Z FR LFKC FR LFBD Loko 454 nm 01:15

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