Les Eplatures Airport

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

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 operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Les Eplatures Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Swiss Flight Services Seasonal: Elba[4]

References

  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".