Angoulême Brie-Champniers airport — Angoulême, France

Angoulême Brie-Champniers airport, identified by the code ANG, sits north of Angoulême in southwestern France at 436 feet above sea level. This medium airport gets by with one runway, enough for the general aviation, flight training, and limited charter activity that make up most of its traffic rather than a full schedule of airline routes. Angoulême lies in the Charente department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, roughly midway between Bordeaux and Poitiers. Named for the nearby communes of Brie and Champniers, the airport gives the surrounding area a functioning airfield even though most travelers headed into the city arrive by train on the line linking Paris and Bordeaux.