Calais–Dunkerque Airport
| Calais–Dunkerque Airport Aéroport de Calais - Dunkerque | |||||||||||
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| IATA: CQF – ICAO: LFAC | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Communauté d’agglomération du Calaisis | ||||||||||
| Serves | Calais / Dunkerque | ||||||||||
| Location | Marck, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°57′39″N 001°57′05″E / 50.96083°N 1.95139°E | ||||||||||
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 Location of Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in France | |||||||||||
  LFAC Location of airport in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region | |||||||||||
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Calais–Dunkerque Airport (French: Aéroport de Calais - Dunkerque) (IATA: CQF, ICAO: LFAC) is an airport located in Marck, 7 km (4 mi) east-northeast of Calais,[1] in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. The airport also serves Dunkerque, a commune in the Nord department.
History
On 9 July 2015, the Airbus E-Fan landed at Calais-Dunkerque Airport after a flight from Lydd Airport. Initially this was claimed as the first electric aircraft to cross the English Channel, but it has since been pointed out that there were previous such flights, including one as long ago as 1981.[5][6][7][8]
Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 12 feet (4 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 06/24 which measures 1,535 by 45 metres (5,036 ft × 148 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Lydd Air | Charter: Lydd |
References
- 1 2 3 LFAC – Calais Dunkerque (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 7 Jan 2016.
- ↑ (French) Aéroport de Calais - Dunkerque (CQF / LFAC) at Union des Aéroports Français
- ↑ Airport information for LFAC from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for CQF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ "Electric Shock: Rival Pilots Claim Channel First". Sky News. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Did Duwal Beat Airbus Across the Channel?". AVweb. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Bertorelli, Paul. "Airbus' Asterisked Record". AVweb. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "First Electric-Powered Channel Flight Was 34 Years Ago". AVweb. Retrieved 13 July 2015.