FFPLUMSeason 2026 · published data

The federation in figures

Pilots, structures, airfields, safety reports, events and publications: what federation microlighting represents in France, calculated from the federation’s data and from BASULM.

15 842licensed pilots
1 171BASULM airfields

01Community and licence

A community of pilots

The members, structures and instructors of the 2026 season, and what the licence costs.

15 842licensed pilotsfrom student to competitor

724affiliated structuresclubs, schools and microlight strips

1 106instructorsto train and help people progress

15regional committeesin mainland France and overseas

6microlight classesfrom paramotor to helicopter

02Airfields · BASULM

1 171 airfields to land at

The federation’s airfield database: aerodromes open to microlights, microlight strips, mountain landing strips (altisurfaces) and seaplane water areas, in mainland France and overseas.

1 171airfields listedBASULM survey of 12/10/2026

311with open access27% of airfields

40paramotor sitesflagged in BASULM

1 050with a radio frequency90% of entries

Four types of airfieldBreakdown by type

1 171airfields

Aerodromes57749%
Microlight strips50343%
Altiports and mountain landing strips706%
Seaplane water areas212%

Source: BASULM, 12/10/2026

The airfield map

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Type	Airfields	Share (%)
Aerodromes	577	49
Microlight strips	503	43
Altiports and mountain landing strips	70	6
Seaplane water areas	21	2

Who can land there?Access conditions shown on the entry

With permission454 39%
Open access311 27%
Private access288 25%
Restricted access33 3%
Private, no visitors9 1%
Not specified76 6%

Source: BASULM, 12/10/2026

Airfields: the regulations

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Access	Airfields
With permission	454
Open access	311
Private access	288
Restricted access	33
Private, no visitors	9
Not specified	76

03Territory and committees

15 committees, the whole country

The number of airfields in each département, and for each region the committee that leads microlighting. Hover over a region to see its figures.

Airfields, département by département1 149 airfields in mainland France, 21 overseas, 1 with no identified département

none
1 to 5
6 to 10
11 to 15
16 to 20
21 and more

Overseas 21 airfields

4Guadeloupe971
6Guyane973
7La Réunion974
1Mayotte976
3Nouvelle-Calédonie988

Source: BASULM, 12/10/2026; département deduced from coordinates when BASULM does not give it; IGN Admin Express boundaries (Etalab)

Find an airfield on the map

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Airfields by regional committee
Regional committee	Départements	Airfields
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	12	158
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	8	90
Bretagne	4	38
Centre-Val de Loire	6	92
Corse	2	11
Grand Est	10	115
Hauts-de-France	5	49
Île-de-France	8	33
Normandie	5	43
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	12	177
Occitanie	13	216
Pays de la Loire	5	62
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	6	65
Guyane	1	6
La Réunion	1	7

The 15 regional committees

Source: regional committees and presidents published by the federation; airfields: BASULM, 12/10/2026.

07Sources and method

Where these figures come from

All the figures on this page are recalculated each time the site is updated, from the published data. None is estimated.

Season figures: Members, clubs and schools, instructors, committees, classes: figures supplied by the federation for the 2026 season.
Licence: 2026 licence and insurance prices.
BASULM: 1 171 airfields in service, as at 12/10/2026 (obsolete, closed or microlight-prohibited airfields excluded). View
Regional committees: Committees, presidents and départements published on the site. View
Lessons learned (REX): 511 REX reports published (12/10/2026), empty reports excluded. View
Calendar: 791 events published (12/10/2026). View
Publications: Site articles excluding the blog (12/10/2026), archived newsletters, digitised ULM Info issues, uploaded files. View

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