Lognes–Émerainville aerodrome explained

Lognes–Émerainville aerodrome
Iata:XLG
Icao:LFPL
Type:Public
Operator:Aéroports de Paris
City-Served:Lognes, France
Elevation-F:359
Elevation-M:109
Pushpin Map:France
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lognes–Emerainville aerodrome
Pushpin Label:LFPL
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Built:1947
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:26/08 paved
R1-Length-M:700
R1-Length-F:2297
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:26/08 unpaved
R2-Length-M:1100
R2-Length-F:3609
R2-Surface:Grass
Footnotes:Information from the French aviation authority.[1]

Lognes–Émerainville aerodrome (French: aérodrome de Lognes–Émerainville) (ICAO : LFPL,[2] IATA: XLG[3]) is an aerodrome serving Lognes, in France. It is located 28 km east of Paris and 1.5 km south of Lognes. It is located along A4 autoroute and Francilienne highway.

Traffic

The airfield is open to light aviation under visual flight rules and to international traffic (upon request). In 2014, Lognes aerodrome handled 80,568 aircraft movements,[4] and is today the second busiest airport in France in terms of movements (after Toussus le Noble airport). Traffic at Lognes mainly consists of general aviation (tourism, flight schools and helicopters).

Facilities

The aerodrome is located at an elevation of 359 feet above mean sea level. It has one paved runway (26/08 paved) which measures 700 × 20 meters, and one unpaved runway (26/08 unpaved) which measures 1,100 × 100 meters.[5]

The aerodrome hosts 10 flight clubs (aeroclubs):

Transportation

Lognes aerodrome is served by RATP bus 321 which goes to Lognes train station[6] and by Seine-et-Marne express bus service to Meaux and Melun.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160105055313/https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/aip/enligne/Atlas-VAC/PDF_AIPparSSection/VAC/AD/2/1601_AD-2.LFPL.pdf . 2016-01-05 . dead .
  2. Web site: Union des Aéroports Français - Aérodrome de Lognes - Emerainville.
  3. Web site: Lognes. www.aeroportsdeparis.fr. 2015-12-26.
  4. Web site: Union des Aéroports Français.
  5. Web site: Visual Approach Chart for Lognes aerodrome. 2015-12-10. 2015-12-11. French Aeronautical Information Service. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105055313/https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/aip/enligne/Atlas-VAC/PDF_AIPparSSection/VAC/AD/2/1601_AD-2.LFPL.pdf. 2016-01-05. dead.
  6. Web site: RATP Bus ligne 321 : Horaires et stations. wehicles.com. 2015-12-11. fr-FR.
  7. Web site: Horaires ligne 18 vers MELUN SNCF (MELUN) - Arrêt LOGNES MADELEINE - Transdev Île-de-France. www.transdev-idf.com. 2015-12-11.