Calais–Dunkerque Airport Explained

Calais–Dunkerque Airport
Iata:CQF
Icao:LFAC
Type:Public
Operator:Communauté d’agglomération du Calaisis
City-Served:Calais / Dunkerque
Location:Marck, Pas-de-Calais, France
Elevation-F:12
Elevation-M:4
Coordinates:50.9608°N 1.9514°W
Image Map Caption:Location of Hauts-de-France region in France
Pushpin Map:France Hauts-de-France
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Hauts-de-France region
Pushpin Label:LFAC
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:06/24
R1-Length-M:1,535
R1-Length-F:5,036
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: French AIP, UAF,[1]

Calais–Dunkerque Airport (French: Aéroport de Calais - Dunkerque) is an airport located in Marck, 7km (04miles) east-northeast of Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The airport also serves Dunkerque (a commune in the Nord department).

History

In the 1950s and early 1960s, the airport was busy with cross-channel service, including car ferry flights, by private airlines such as Silver City Airways and Channel Air Bridge, later merged into British United Air Ferries.

On 9 July 2015, the Airbus E-Fan landed at Calais–Dunkerque Airport after a flight from Lydd Airport. Initially this was claimed as the first electric aircraft to cross the English Channel, but it has since been pointed out that there were previous such flights, including one as long ago as 1981.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 12feet above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 06/24 which measures 1535mx45mm (5,036feetx148feetm).

References

  1. Aéroport de Calais - Dunkerque (CQF / LFAC) at Union des Aéroports Français
  2. Web site: Electric Shock: Rival Pilots Claim Channel First. Sky News. 10 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Did Duwal Beat Airbus Across the Channel?. AVweb. 10 July 2015 . 10 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Airbus' Asterisked Record. Bertorelli. Paul. AVweb. 9 July 2015 . 10 July 2015.
  5. Web site: First Electric-Powered Channel Flight Was 34 Years Ago. AVweb. 12 July 2015 . 13 July 2015.

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