Merville–Calonne Airport Explained

Merville - Calonne Airport
Iata:HZB
Icao:LFQT
Type:Public
City-Served:Merville, Nord, France
Location:Calonne-sur-la-Lys
Elevation-F:61
Coordinates:50.6167°N 2.64°W
Pushpin Map:France
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in France
Pushpin Label:LFQT
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-M:1840
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:04R/22L
R2-Length-M:1000
R2-Surface:Grass
Footnotes:Sources: French AIP, UAF[1]

Merville – Calonne Airport is a regional airport in France. It is located 3km (02miles) south of Merville, in northern France. The airport supports general aviation with no commercial airline service scheduled.

History

The airport was originally built by Nazi Germany after the occupation of France in 1940 as a Luftwaffe base (Fliegerhorst Merville), as part of the defences of the Pas de Calais area. After the area was liberated in 1944 it was converted by United States Army Air Forces engineers into an allied airfield. The airport was used by the Royal Air Force as Advanced Landing Ground B-53 Merville.

The airfield has numerous wartime relics, including many bunkers.

Facilities

The airport has air traffic control services and two runways oriented north-south (04/22):

There is a small (195m²) terminal building and a restaurant.

References

Notes and References

  1. Aéroport de Merville - Calonne (HZB / LFQT) at Union des Aéroports Français