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| name = Les Eplatures Airport
| name = Les Éplatures Airport
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| image = Aerial image of the Les Éplatures airfield.jpg
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| ICAO = LSGC
| ICAO = LSGC
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| operator =
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| location = [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]], [[Switzerland]]
| location = [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]], [[Switzerland]]
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| website = [http://www.leseplaturesairport.ch/site2/index.php?lang=en LesEplaturesAirport.ch]
| website = [http://www.leseplaturesairport.ch/site2/index.php?lang=en leseplaturesairport.ch]
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| footnotes = Source: [[DAFIF]]<ref name="WAD">[http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=LSGC Airport information for LSGC] from [[DAFIF]] (effective October 2006)</ref><ref name="GCM">{{GCM|LSGC|source=DAFIF}}</ref>
| footnotes = Source: [[DAFIF]]<ref name="WAD">{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130217014721/http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=LSGC Airport information for LSGC]}} from [[DAFIF]] (effective October 2006)</ref><ref name="GCM">{{GCM|LSGC|source=DAFIF}}</ref>
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'''Les Eplatures Airport''' {{airport codes||LSGC}} is an [[airport]] near [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]], [[Switzerland]]. Planes land there since 1912, but the airport concession is not obtained before 1955.
'''Les Éplatures Airport''' ({{langx|fr|Aéroport Les Éplatures}}, {{langx|de|Flugplatz Les Éplatures}}, {{langx|it|Aeroporto Les Éplatures}}) {{airport codes||LSGC}} is a small [[international airport]] near [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]], [[Switzerland]]. The airport primarily caters to executive and recreational flying, with some air taxi and charter service.

== History ==
The first plane landed at the field in 1912, but the airport concession was not obtained until 1955.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} At the end of [[World War II]], Swiss authorities identified existing locations that were to be modernized as regional airports, a second tier of infrastructure to support the primary urban airports, with Les Eplatures being one of the five.<ref name="fae">{{cite journal |last=Bell |first=E. A. |date=10 May 1945 |title=Swiss Planning |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1945/1945%20-%200907.html |journal=Flight and Aircraft Engineer |publisher=Royal Aero Club |volume=XLVII |issue=1898 |pages=501 |access-date=5 July 2016}}</ref>


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
The airport resides at an [[elevation]] of {{convert|3368|ft|0}} above [[mean sea level]]. It has one [[runway]] designated 06/24 with an [[asphalt]] surface measuring {{convert|1130|x|27|m|0}}.<ref name="WAD" />
The airport resides at an [[elevation]] of {{convert|3368|ft|0}} above [[mean sea level]]. It has one [[runway]] designated 06/24 with an [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] surface measuring {{convert|1130|x|27|m|0}}.<ref name="WAD" />

==Airlines and destinations==
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Les Eplatures Airport:
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.leseplaturesairport.ch/site2/index.php?lang=en Les Eplatures Airport]
* [http://www.leseplaturesairport.ch/site2/index.php?lang=en Official website]
* {{NWS-current|LSGC}}
* {{NWS-current|LSGC}}
* {{ASN|LSGC}}
* {{ASN|LSGC}}


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Latest revision as of 15:15, 30 October 2024

Les Éplatures Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationLa Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Elevation AMSL3,366 ft / 1,026 m
Coordinates47°05′02″N 006°47′34″E / 47.08389°N 6.79278°E / 47.08389; 6.79278
Websiteleseplaturesairport.ch
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,130 3,707 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Les Éplatures Airport (French: Aéroport Les Éplatures, German: Flugplatz Les Éplatures, Italian: Aeroporto Les Éplatures) (ICAO: LSGC) is a small international airport near La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The airport primarily caters to executive and recreational flying, with some air taxi and charter service.

History

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The first plane landed at the field in 1912, but the airport concession was not obtained until 1955.[citation needed] At the end of World War II, Swiss authorities identified existing locations that were to be modernized as regional airports, a second tier of infrastructure to support the primary urban airports, with Les Eplatures being one of the five.[3]

Facilities

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The airport resides at an elevation of 3,368 feet (1,027 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,130 by 27 metres (3,707 ft × 89 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Les Eplatures Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Swiss Flight Services Seasonal: Elba[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Airport information for LSGC[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for LSGC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ Bell, E. A. (10 May 1945). "Swiss Planning". Flight and Aircraft Engineer. XLVII (1898). Royal Aero Club: 501. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Vacances pour la Sardaigne, la Slovénie, la Corse, la Croatie et l'île d'Elbe - saison 2021 - Croisitour".
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