OurAirports: Comments on airports in Île-de-France, France

[LFPB] "re: BT frequency incorrect" by david

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:56:54 -0500

Comment by @david on Paris-Le Bourget Airport, France:

Updated - thank you.

[LFPG] "re: NDB CGO 344 kHz deleted" by david

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:07:48 -0500

Comment by @david on Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France:

Thank you for the update. It's always sad when an NDB is decommissioned. I've removed it from the database.

[LFPG] "NDB CGO 344 kHz deleted" by Anonymous Flier

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:50:43 -0500

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France:

NDB CGO 344 kHz was deleted Feb 2011

[LFFG] "My stay on the airport" by Anonymous Flier

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:00:24 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on La Ferté Gaucher Airport, France:

Due to the heavy foc over the Seine I had to abort my flight with the Mistral PH-2R8 from Lelystad (EHLE) in the Netherlands to Pont sur Yonne (LFGO) and had to land on La Ferté Gaucher.

I was welcomed very friendly bij people of the local "club ULM" and offered all the help I need (hangerspace, fuel).

There was a nice hotel and restaurant at the airport, so I had a good night sleep and reached my destination the next morning.

[LFPB] "BT frequency incorrect" by Anonymous Flier

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:45:42 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Paris-Le Bourget Airport, France:

Please update the VOR-DME frequency. It is now 116.1 MHZ

Source : AIP France AD2 LFPB (sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr)

Best regards

[LFPO] "pilot from algeria" by Anonymous Flier

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:10:28 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Paris-Orly Airport, France:

very good facility,love flying to paris ,very simple clear and easy not french but lol

[LFPN] "Taxi" by Anonymous Flier

Tue, 25 May 2010 18:16:38 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France:

ignore the TAXI number in the pilot planning facility and use

TAXIS ABEILLE service 01 39 50 50 00. This worked ok in April 2010 and cost about 18euro into Versailles

[LFPN] "Public Transportation" by Anonymous Flier

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:21:04 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France:

There is public transportation. A city bus (stop at a 10 mn walk) with regular schedule rides to Versailles, and from there Paris, by train.

[LFPV] "Cpt Roger Laurent -" by Anonymous Flier

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:04:48 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Villacoublay-Vélizy (BA 107) Air Base, France:

During 1980 - 90 Cpt Roger Laurent was based at Villacoublay . A long term personal friend now living in Wales lost contact and would welcome any information in order to make contact again. email @btinternet.com>

[LFPO] "LFPO Paris Orly NDB's" by Nialan

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:32:58 -0400

Comment by @Nialan on Paris-Orly Airport, France:

According to the "Service de l'Information Aéronautique" (SIA), (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr)

NDB's OYE 349KHz and POY 430KHz are both discommissionned.

There are no longer NDB's on this airport.

[LFPB] "Concord crash site" by david

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:53:12 -0400

Comment by @david on Paris-Le Bourget Airport, France:

On 25 July 2000, Air France flight 4590, a Concord, had just taken off from nearby Charles-de-Gaulle Airport (CDG) with its fuel tank on fire. It attempted to divert to Le Bourget, but was not able to make it, and crashed into a hotel short of Le Bourget.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_4590

[LFFE] "Enghien Misselles" by Anonymous Flier

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:05:11 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Enghien Moisselles Airport, France:

Restricted use airfield located inside Paris CTR (Class A airspace). Do not intend to fly inbound this airfield unless your are invited by les Ailerons flying club.

[LFPR] "re: Closed?" by david

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:20:08 -0500

Comment by @david on Guyancourt Airport, France:

Yes, the airport closed in 1989. It was actually a well-known airport before that. I found the information in the French Wikipedia.

[LFPR] "re: Closed?" by david

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:48:59 -0500

Comment by @david on Guyancourt Airport, France:

I agree, Paul. The Great Circle Mapper also has this airport, at almost the same location:

http://gc.kls2.com/airport/LFPR

On the other hand, the 2008-06 ICAO Location Indicators doc no longer lists LFPR, so it looks pretty likely that it's closed. Can anyone confirm when the airport shut down? I've tagged it with my "fixme" tag for now, so that I'll remember to come back to it.

[LFPR] "Closed?" by ptomblin

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:50:18 -0500

Comment by @ptomblin on Guyancourt Airport, France:

It sure doesn't look like an airport in the satellite photo.

[LFPG] "Paris Charles de Gaulle" by aero

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:18:21 -0400

Comment by @aero on Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France:

Paris Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) is not very practicable. Difficulties to access by the périphérique "highway" crowded traffic (Trucks). Baggage claim zone is a terrible jungle. A positive point is the RER between Paris "Gare du Nord" and Terminals not very cheap but very easy to use and fast. Negative point, sometimes not reliable due to strikes.

[LFPN] "Toussus le Noble" by frac

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:42:26 -0400

Comment by @frac on Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France:

This is one of the BIG General Aviation Airport in Paris for Pistons and Small Jets. Airport of Entry 7 days a week. No public transportation available to Paris, a better option if you dont mind grass strips is LFPZ 6NM north with two parallel runways

[LFPG] "Terminal 1" by Yannick

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:14:05 -0400

Comment by @Yannick on Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France:

I dont know what drugs were being used at the time by the architect that imagined that soviet-style concrete monstrosity. Not only is it ugly, but the baggage claim is an embarrassment with people walking on one another. When you think it's the first impression that so many holidaymakers are getting of France...

Other than for the bits that collapse on people underneath, T2 is somewhat more practical.

Well I am from the south of France, and we don't like Paris there, so maybe I have a bias.

[LFPG] "RER" by Anonymous Flier

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:38:54 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France:

The RER (the commuter light rail system) runs directly into Paris, and you can use the same ticket to transfer to the Paris Metro or another RER line. It's very inexpensive (about 8.10 euros, I think).