Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport or Aéroport de Rennes–Saint-Jacques is a minor international airport about southwest of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, in the region of Brittany, France. History Before the construction of this airport, Rennes had a small hippodrome which was used as a landing strip in Gayeulles, to the northeast of the city. In 1931, work started on a proper airport to service Rennes, and a plot of 380,000 square metres in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande to the southwest of the city was acqui…