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FlyingAerodrome · LFOU

Cholet Le Pontreau

Aerodrome · Vendée (85) · open access. Listing taken from BASULM, the federation's airfield database.

Aerodrome · LFOU

Aerodrome · Vendée (85) · open access. Listing taken from BASULM, the federation's airfield database.

The airfield

Type
Aerodrome
Access
Open access
BASULM code
LFOU
Département
Vendée (85)
Elevation
443 ft
Radio
120.4 MHz
Runway
1380 × 30 m, hard surface

Contact and BASULM sheet

Manager
Ville de Cholet
Coordinates
47.08194, -0.87722N 47° 04′ 55″ · O 0° 52′ 38″

BASULM sheet (PDF) View on a map

Before every flight, check the up-to-date entry on BASULM and contact the manager: access conditions can change, and some airfields require prior permission.

Nearby

8 airfields within 50 km

  1. Saint Laurent sur SèvreMicrolight strip · LF8529 · private access16 km
    HDG 190°
  2. Saint Amand sur SèvreAerodrome · LF7925 · private access21 km
    HDG 164°
  3. MauléonAerodrome · LFJB · open access24 km
    HDG 146°
  4. ValanjouMicrolight strip · LF4955 · private access28 km
    HDG 056°
  5. Chesnaie ULMMicrolight strip · LF4958 · permission required29 km
    HDG 353°
  6. MouchampsMicrolight strip · LF8566 · private access33 km
    HDG 201°
  7. Montaigu St GeorgesAerodrome · LFFW · open access38 km
    HDG 244°
  8. La PlancheMicrolight strip · LF4452 · permission required43 km
    HDG 262°
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