Le Touquet – Côte d'Opale Airport
| Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport Aéroport de Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale |
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| IATA: LTQ – ICAO: LFAT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Société d'economie mixte de l'aéroport du Touquet (SEMAT) | ||
| Serves | Le Touquet, France | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||
| Coordinates | 50°30′53″N 001°37′39″E / 50.51472°N 1.6275°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 14/32 | 1,850 | 6,069 | Paved |
| Source: French AIP[1] | |||
Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (French: Aéroport de Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale) (IATA: LTQ, ICAO: LFAT) is 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) east-southeast of Le Touquet[1], a commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. It is on Côte d'Opale, the northern coast of France
The passenger terminal is open from 09:00-20:00 hours. Only Lydd Air operates a scheduled service, to Lydd. There are three flying clubs most of them also give flying lessons; two of them are helicopter schools and clubs.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
The hijacked Aer Lingus Flight 164 landed in Le Touqet on May 2nd, 1981.
[edit] Scheduled services
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Lydd Air | Lydd, Oxford(Charter) |
[edit] Flight school & clubs
- Pig Club is a helicopter piloting school.
- Le Touquet Opal Coast Flying Club is a helicopter school and club, owned by leading English school heli flight.
- Aéro Delahaye - Ecole de pilotage ULM is another flying club with a base here.
[edit] Popularity
Le Touquet has been a very popular hot spot for UK pilots as one of their first landings on non-UK soil, which makes it a popular destination for fly-outs for flying clubs.[citation needed]
[edit] In Media
Le Touquet airport is featured in the Microsoft Flight Simulator X mission Blind Across The Channel, in which the player flies a Cessna 172 from Manston Airport in Kent, UK on a foggy day using IFR.
[edit] References
- ^ a b LFAT – LE TOUQUET PARIS PLAGE (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 8 Mar 2012.
[edit] External links
- Aéroport Le Touquet Côte d'Opale - official site
- (French) Aéroport de Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale (LTQ / LFAT) at Union des Aéroports Français
- Accident history for LTQ at Aviation Safety Network
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