French Airfield Impressions

In the years since I made my first flying visit to France I have been fortunate enough to tour the country by air quite extensively in both microlights and light aircraft. These listings started off as an article in Today's Pilot in 2005 giving thumbnail sketches of French airfields that I’d visited.

The red and green symbols on the map show the locations of most French airfields while the blue aircraft icons indicate ones with a write-up too. The impressions are a personal selection and not a complete list of airfields to go to in France, but I hope they might inspire a few other British pilots to visit some new places outre-Manche (across the Channel). This page started off with just my own write-ups, but now includes contributions from other pilots too. If you'd like to submit any of your own, please feel free to [The email address that would normally appear here is being protected from spam bots: you need Javascript enabled to view it] them to me.

Things do change over time of course, so always check for up-to-date information before setting off.


You can either click on the markers on the map above, or read the same text below.


Airfield Listings


Useful information sources

Many of the airfields listed have their own websites, but I find that the best place to go first is www.nav2000.com which lists practically every field if France (and many elsewhere) with all the basic details, chart segments and often photos too.

You can find the official airfield plates in the AIP section of the French Service de L'Information Aéronautique (SIA) web site at www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr

If you’re off touring then there is a useful book (and associated web site at www.piloteplus.com) called Le Guide Escale du Pilote or Pilot’s Stopover Guide. It contains a list of airfields with basic aeronautical information, plus listings for local services such as taxis, hotels and restaurants. The taxi numbers alone have saved me from some long cold walks at remote airfields!

Finally, there's my own guide to flying to France and my flying links with a collection of useful flying sites.
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