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Bordeaux, France

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

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.

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Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at LFBD, your flight distance must be further than 250 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
22JUN25 1635Z LIMF LFBD RQZ1105 Leonardo Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -333 ft/m 399 nm 01:05 View
22JUN25 1513Z LIMF LFBD VAF232 Mick Airbus A320 (A320) -290 ft/m 412 nm 01:06 View
16JUN25 2206Z LIPZ LFBD Bigoudie Boeing 737-700 (B737) -229 ft/m 619 nm 01:40 View
16JUN25 1959Z EGLL LFBD KAILUM Boeing 777-200 (B772) -202 ft/m 468 nm 01:13 View
15JUN25 1622Z EGVN LFBD Benstocker07 Airbus A330-900 (A339) -215 ft/m 516 nm 01:20 View
13JUN25 0433Z ELLX LFBD Tidjo Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -394 ft/m 441 nm 01:13 View
07JUN25 2328Z LFLL LFBD Junior Boeing 737-800 (B738) -367 ft/m 278 nm 00:56 View
06JUN25 0110Z LEMD LFBD Markus Karlsson Boeing 737-800 (B738) -142 ft/m 322 nm 00:53 View
03JUN25 1754Z LFMN LFBD Paolo Pirola Airbus A320 (A320) -260 ft/m 393 nm 01:02 View
03JUN25 0833Z LSGG LFBD FGCTR / JEAN-PIERRE Airbus A320 (A320) -489 ft/m 328 nm 00:57 View
28MAY25 1648Z LFLB LFBD Galago Airbus A320 (A320) -251 ft/m 320 nm 00:57 View
28MAY25 1624Z EGVN LFBD Gripen Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (C17) -118 ft/m 436 nm 01:01 View
25MAY25 1652Z LFLL LFBD NPS267/Jack Boeing 737-800 (B738) -262 ft/m 281 nm 00:52 View
20MAY25 1800Z LFSD LFBD NPS021/Maverick Pilatus PC-21 (PC21) -155 ft/m 314 nm 01:06 View
19MAY25 1110Z EGKK LFBD Theo Dawson-Marsh Airbus A320 (A320) -244 ft/m 426 nm 01:10 View
17MAY25 2323Z LFQQ LFBD BirdStorm Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -114 ft/m 430 nm 01:08 View
17MAY25 1253Z EIDW LFBD Unknown Airbus A321 neo (A21N) -737 ft/m 667 nm 01:45 View
16MAY25 1102Z LIMC LFBD Indy Airbus A350-900 (A359) -84 ft/m 532 nm 01:17 View
14MAY25 1941Z LFST LFBD Florian - LRI148 Airbus A320 (A320) -431 ft/m 466 nm 01:12 View
12MAY25 1908Z LEIB LFBD RonMont [MONT] Boeing 737-800 (B738) -186 ft/m 418 nm 01:06 View