Chateauroux Airport

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Aéroport de Châteauroux-Déols
Tour Châteauroux.JPG
Characteristics
ICAO code LFLX
IATA code CHR
Coordinates

46 ° 51 '37 "  N , 1 ° 43' 16"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 51 '37 "  N , 1 ° 43' 16"  E
Height above MSL 161 m (528  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 5.5 km northeast of Châteauroux
Street D 920
1 km toA20
Basic data
opening 1936
surface 450 ha
Passengers 4,535 (2019)
Air freight 775 t (2019)
Flight
movements 		111 (2019)
Start-and runway
04/22 3500 m × 45 m concrete

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The airport Châteauroux-Center Marcel Dassault , formerly Châteauroux-Déols Marcel Dassault , is located near Châteauroux in the French Département Indre , Center-Val de Loire region, roughly in the middle of France.

history

The airport's origins go back to the late 1920s when civil aviation began in Châteauroux-Center . Marcel Dassault built his first aircraft factory here in 1935/1936, which manufactured sections for German aircraft types in the Second World War after France's defeat in the Western campaign .

In March 1944, Châteauroux was the location of the staff and two squadrons of the I. Group of Jagdgeschwader 103 (S. and I./JG 103). From mid-March 1944 until the start of the Allied invasion of Normandy , the 2nd squadron of Jagdgeschwader 105 (2./JG 105) was based here. After the start of the invasion, the Ju 88C of the 2nd Squadron of Destroyer Wing 1 (2./ZG 1) operated from Châteauroux between mid-June and mid-July 1944.

After the liberation of the area, the Forces aériennes françaises libres used the place as a bomber base.

After the war, the airfield was initially no longer used for military purposes and for aircraft construction. With the beginning of the Cold War , an air base of the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) was established here, which existed until 1967, when France left the military organization of NATO . Up to 8,000 soldiers could be stationed here. The airport was home to the largest depot for USAFE and NATO. The USAF maintained a permanent "airlift" between Châteauroux and Dover AFB .

In 1978 the glider world championship took place here, which Helmut Reichmann won with the SB 11 of the Akaflieg Braunschweig in the 15 m class . Other winners were Baer Selen (Netherlands) in the standard class and George Lee in the open class .

After the Americans left, Châteauroux was developed into a civilian airport, and many buildings were newly constructed, including a center for general aviation and aircraft maintenance.

Flight connections

The airport is currently only used as a cargo and charter airport. However, many larger European airlines use the airport, which allows up to eight touch-and-go maneuvers per hour, to train their pilots. These add up to 20,000 touch-and-go maneuvers a year. This means that wide-bodied aircraft also operate regularly at the airport. There are currently no regular scheduled flight connections. The airport is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Up to 100,000 passengers can be handled on 600 m², the freight capacity of the airport is 70,000 t on 8000 m².

Transport links

The airport is close to the A20 Autoroute that connects Vierzon with Montauban , around 270 kilometers south of Paris and 420 kilometers north of Toulouse.

Technology at the airport

An ILS CAT I and HI / BI as well as PAPI and VASI are available. Jet A1 AVGAS can be refueled at the airport.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Bulletin statistiquetrafic aérien commercial - Année 2019. In: ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire, accessed on May 24, 2020 (French).
  2. ↑ A Brief History on the official site (English)
  3. ↑ More stable than steel . In: DER SPIEGEL 31/1978 of July 31, 1978.
  4. ↑ Sport Complete, Aviation (Gliding - World Championships), accessed on February 27, 2013
  5. ↑ Website of the airport (English)