Les Eplatures Airport
Les Eplatures Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,368 ft / 1,027 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°05′02″N 006°47′34″E / 47.08389°N 6.79278°E | ||||||||||
| Website | leseplaturesairport.ch | ||||||||||
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Les Eplatures Airport (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
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
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
The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Les Eplatures Airport:[4]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Glaciers | Seasonal charter: Calvi, Elba |
The nearest major international airport is the EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, approx. 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the northeast.
References
- ^ a b Airport information for LSGC from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for LSGC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ Bell, E. A. (10 May 1945). "Swiss Planning". Flight and Aircraft Engineer. XLVII (1898). Royal Aero Club: 501. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ http://www.air-glaciers.ch/sion/images/pdf/Corsica_A4_LSGC_2015_web.pdf
