Courchevel Altiport

Courchevel Altiport (French: Altiport de Courchevel) (IATA: CVF, ICAO: LFLJ) is an altiport serving Courchevel, a ski resort in the French Alps. The airfield has a very short runway of only 537 metres (1,762 ft) with a gradient of 18.6%.[1] There is no go-around procedure for landings at Courchevel, due to the surrounding mountainous terrain. The airfield primarily sees use by smaller fixed-wing aircraft such as the Cessna 208 Caravan, as well as helicopters. The runway has no instrument approach procedure or lighting aids, thus making landing in fog or low clouds unsafe and almost impossible.[1]

Courchevel Altiport

Altiport de Courchevel
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesCourchevel
LocationCourchevel
Elevation AMSL2,008 m / 6,588 ft
Coordinates45°23′51″N 06°38′04″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 537 1,762 Asphalt

The airport is considered dangerous, as it features a difficult approach, an upward-sloping runway and ski runs in the adjacent area. The History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the seventh most extreme airport in the world.[2]

Courchevel Altiport

Commercial service

In the 1980s, Tyrolean Airways served Courchevel using Dash-7 STOL aircraft capable of carrying 54 passengers.[3] More recently, De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters and DHC-7 Dash 7 turboprops have served the airport. According to their website, Alpine Airlines is currently the only company worldwide to offer commercial flights to Courchevel Altiport.[4]

References
  1. SIA AIP PDF (in French)
  2. Most Extreme Airports, History Channel, October 14, 2010
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55SswKIn18A
  4. "Alpine Airlines - Airline ' Courchevel Paris Tropez". Alpine Airlines. Retrieved 2020-01-02.


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