Le Touquet – Côte d'Opale Airport explained

Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport
Nativename:French: Aéroport du Touquet - Côte d'Opale
Iata:LTQ
Icao:LFAT
Type:Public
Operator:Société d'economie mixte de l'aéroport du Touquet (SEMAT)
City-Served:Le Touquet, France
Elevation-F:21
Elevation-M:6
Coordinates:50.5147°N 1.6275°W
Image Map Caption:Location of Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in France
Pushpin Map:France Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Pushpin Label:LFAT
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-M:1850
R1-Surface:Paved
Footnotes:Source: French AIP

Le Touquet – Côte d'Opale Airport (French: Aéroport Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale) is 2.9km (01.8miles) east-southeast of Le Touquet, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais department on the coast of northern France.

In September 2022, it was announced that the airport would be renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.[1]

The passenger terminal is open from 09:00-20:00 hours. There are three flying clubs and most of them also give flying lessons; two of them are helicopter schools and clubs.

Airlines and destinations

As of November 2018, there are no more scheduled services after the only operator, LyddAir, ceased its route to Lydd.

Accidents and incidents

Appearances in media

References

  1. News: Airport in northern France to be renamed after Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Euro Weekly News. 15 September 2022. 16 September 2022.

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