CFR

Caen Carpiquet airport

Caen, France

Operated by Edeisprivate

ICAOLFRKElev256 ft

The Verdict

45/100Could be worse (but not by much)

And it's getting worse.

Ranked #196 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2002–2026

Operational30%

59Passable

Sentiment25%

55Middling

Infrastructure15%

44Not great

Sent. Velocity15%

39Room for improvement

Connectivity15%

4Impressively bad

What People Think

CFR: where the only thing going up is the number of one-star reviews.

7.3Avg Rating / 10

943

ReviewsGoogle 943

34%Positive

★ 3.7on Google Maps (943 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2017–2026)+0.03 over 12 years

Then: 6.7/5 (17 reviews)Now: 6.7/5 (19 reviews)

Positive34%

Neutral63%

Negative3%

Queuing

2.7

Cleanliness

2.2

Staff

2.4

Food & Bev

1.8

Wifi

2.2

Wayfinding

2.5

Transport

2.3

Shopping

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The Numbers

290KPassengers (2024)

-12.1%YoY Growth

290K passengers in 2024 — still 5% below the 2019 peak, though up 78% from the 2020 COVID crater.

5KInternational (2%)

285KDomestic (98%)

Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 4,764 flights

0.3%Flights Delayed16 of 4,764 flights

0.0minAvg Delay

On-time performance so good it feels like a statistical error.

Delay Causes (ATFM)

Weather0%

Carrier0%

ATC62%

Airport38%

Where You Can Escape To

9 routes · 1 region

Europe9

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The Runway Report

3 Runways

05/233,871ft × 98ft · ASP · CLOSED

13/316,233ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

13L/31R2,624ft × 164ft · GRASS

The Backstory

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.