Tours Val de Loire Airport- TUF
Located six kilometers from the city of Tours, France, the Tours Val de Loire Airport is a public-military type of airfield operated by the Ministère de la Défense. The airport is under the Indre-et-Loire department, between the territories of the communes of Parçay-Meslayand Tours. Tours Val de Loire Airport, which is recognized by its IATA location identifier TUF, primarily handles the passenger traffic from the city of Tours and its neighboring towns. The airport was originally a French Air Force training center back in World War I. It was then used for military purposes by the US Air Force and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was only in the early part of 1960 when the airport began its commercial operations.
Best Time to Visit
Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) has both seasonal charter flights and scheduled flights. However, there is only one airline, Ryanair, who provides the scheduled flights from Tours to Ireland, Portugal, England, and Morocco.On the other hand, the airline HOP! offers seasonal charter flights to Figari and Ajaccio. The airport handled a total of 184,122 passengers in 2014 and once became a headquarters for TAT European Airlines. Make sure to explore the city of Tours if you’re coming into the country via TUF.
What to Do & Area Attractions
The closest hotels to the airport include the posh Clarion Hotel Château Belmont Tours, the Mercure Tours Nord, and the budget-friendly Ibis Budget Tours Nord, both of which provide breakfast onsite and airport shuttles too.
You might also want to fly through the Blois-Le Breuil Airport in the nearby city of Blois.
