Paris–Le Bourget Airport Explained

Paris–Le Bourget Airport
Nativename:French: Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget
Image2-Width:250
Iata:LBG
Icao:LFPB
Type:Public
Owner:Groupe ADP
Operator:Paris Aéroport
City-Served:Paris metropolitan area
Location:Le Bourget
Elevation-F:220
Elevation-M:67
Pushpin Map:France
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Paris–Le Bourget Airport
Pushpin Label:LBG
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Image Map Caption:Airport diagram
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:03/21
R1-Length-F:8,743
R1-Length-M:2,665
R1-Surface:Bituminous concrete
R2-Number:07/25
R2-Length-F:9,843
R2-Length-M:3,000
R2-Surface:Bituminous concrete
R3-Number:09/27
R3-Length-F:6,053
R3-Length-M:1,845
R3-Surface:Bituminous concrete
Stat-Year:2017
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:52,935
Footnotes:Source: French AIP
French AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]

Paris–Le Bourget Airport (French: link=no|Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget) is an airport located within portions of the communes of Le Bourget, Bonneuil-en-France, Dugny and Gonesse, north-northeast[1] of Paris, France.

Once Paris's principal airport, it is now used only for general aviation, including business jet operations. It also hosts air shows, most notably the Paris Air Show. The airport is operated by Groupe ADP under the brand Paris Aéroport.

History

The airport started commercial operations in 1919 and was Paris's only airport until the construction of Orly Airport in 1932. It is famous as the landing site for Charles Lindbergh's historic solo transatlantic crossing in 1927 in the Spirit of St. Louis, and had been the departure point two weeks earlier for the French biplane L'Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird), which took off in an attempt at a transatlantic flight, but then mysteriously disappeared.[2] Howard Hughes flew the second nonstop flight from New York to Paris in 1939, landing at Le Bourget and thereafter continuing onward to Moscow.[3]

On 25 June 1940, Adolf Hitler began his first and only tour of Paris, with Albert Speer and an entourage, from Le Bourget Airport.[4]

Due to capacity constraints at Le Bourget, Air France transferred all of its operations to Orly in 1952.[5]

The Paris Air Show was first held at Le Bourget in 1953, having previously been held at the Grand Palais prior to World War II, and at Orly after the war.[6]

The first jet-powered transcontinental flight, which was a Boeing 707 operated by Pan Am, occurred from Idlewild Airport, New York, to Le Bourget, on October 26, 1958, with a fuel stop in Gander, Newfoundland.

On 16 June 1961, the Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected at Le Bourget Airport.[7]

In 1977, Le Bourget was closed to international airline traffic and in 1980 to regional airline traffic, but continues serving both domestic and international business aviation. Since 1975, Le Bourget Airport has hosted the Musée de l’air et de l’espace, France's main state-owned aviation museum. Following the discontinuation of regular commercial traffic in 1977, space available to house museum collections and displays has progressively increased.[8] [9]

The airport hosts a statue commemorating Frenchwoman Raymonde de Laroche who was the first woman to earn a pilot's licence. There is also a monument honouring Lindbergh, as well as Nungesser and Coli, pilots of The White Bird.[10]

On 14 April 2016, the Groupe ADP rolled out the Connect 2020 corporate strategy and the commercial brand Paris Aéroport was applied to all Parisian airports, including Le Bourget airport.[11]

Le Bourget has been called "The Teterboro of Europe" because of the role it plays in accepting all the business aviation flying into Paris, and the support base.[12]

Facilities

The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile (BEA) is headquartered in Building 153 on the grounds of Le Bourget Airport and in Le Bourget.[13] [14] Le Bourget Airport hosts the Musée de l’air et de l’espace, which is also located in the commune of Le Bourget.[15]

Accidents and incidents

In popular culture

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EAD Basic . 1 August 2009 . 23 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140823135326/http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/publicuser/protect/pu/main.jsp . live .
  2. Godspeed, Charles and Francois. "The Secret of The White Bird." aero-news.net, 9 May 2006. Retrieved: 16 January 2009.
  3. Web site: The Boise City News - Google News Archive Search . 2020-06-03 . news.google.com . 21 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521060657/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=971&dat=19380721&id=niQlAAAAIBAJ&pg=750%2C65761 . live .
  4. Web site: Hitler Tours Paris, 1940 . Eyewitnesstohistory.com . 21 May 2012 . 22 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322220756/http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/hitlerparis.htm . live .
  5. Web site: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport - Part 1 . 2020-06-03 . A Visual History of the World's Great Airports . en . 3 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603221634/https://www.airporthistory.org/charles-de-gaulle-1.html . live .
  6. Web site: 2005-06-07T00:00:00+01:00 . Making history . 2020-06-03 . Flight Global . en . 3 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603221336/https://www.flightglobal.com/making-history/60628.article . live .
  7. Web site: 1961 - Rudolf Nureyev defects to the West . Nureyev.org . 22 March 2018 . 23 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092310/https://www.nureyev.org/rudolf-nureyev-biography-defects-to-the-west-1961/ . live .
  8. [:fr:Musée de l'air et de l'espace]
  9. Web site: Présentation . Musée Air et Espace . 1 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150313050237/http://www.museeairespace.fr/presentation . 13 March 2015 . dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Nungesser & Coli Vanish Two Weeks Before Lindbergh Crosses The Atlantic . Documenting Reality . 3 January 2018 . en . 3 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103205022/https://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f166/nungesser-coli-vanish-two-weeks-before-lindbergh-crosses-atlantic-113672/ . live .
  11. Web site: ADP reveals rebrand and opens Orly South Pier . Trbusiness.com . 19 April 2016 . Charlotte Turner . 22 March 2018 . 21 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521060703/https://www.trbusiness.com/regional-news/europe/adp-reveals-rebrand-and-opens-orly-south-pier/104254 . live .
  12. News: Esler . David . Storied Le Bourget Is Europe's Premier Business Aviation Facility . 11 September 2019 . Aviation Week . Aug 20, 2019 . 21 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521060702/https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/storied-le-bourget-europes-premier-business-aviation-facility?elq2=03dad451ceb64c1eaa00627960fcfe3f . live .
  13. "Plan d’accès au BEA ." Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. Retrieved on 17 June 2010.
  14. "header_logo_et_coord.gif ." Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. Retrieved on 17 June 2010.
  15. "Address and Directions ." Musée de l’air et de l’espace. Retrieved on 9 September 2010.
  16. Web site: F-BATB Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 27 February 2014 . 4 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140304085633/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520407-0 . live .
  17. Web site: Ranter . Harro . ASN Aircraft accident Dassault Falcon 20E F-GHLN Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG) . 2022-10-05 . aviation-safety.net.
  18. Web site: RAPPORT relatif à l'accident survenu le 20 janvier 1995 sur l'aérodrome du Bourget au Falcon 20 E immatriculé F-GHLN exploité par la Compagnie LEADAIR UNIJET . REPORT relating to the accident that occurred on January 20, 1995 at Le Bourget aerodrome to the Falcon 20 E registered F-GHLN operated by LEADAIR UNIJET . 2022-10-05 . bea.aero . . fr.
  19. Web site: Ranter . Harro . ASN Aircraft accident Dassault Falcon 50 F-HAIR Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG) . 2022-10-05 . aviation-safety.net.
  20. Web site: Ranter . Harro . ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules 7T-WHA Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG) . 2022-10-05 . aviation-safety.net.

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