Runway at Le Touquet
“We were welcomed like kings.” Here is one of comments posted online by a pilot who flew in Le Touquet Airport for a day trip.
Traffic control, on-site weather information, custom service, fuel, aircraft maintenance services, boutiques and above all friendly service are awaiting air travelers that land at the Le Touquet Côte d’Opale Airport, whether they fly in with small or large aircraft.
Arrival area at Le Touquet Airport
The SEMAT’s hostesses are happy to provide information to newcomers and to help them select restaurants, hotels, and other services.
The airport is home to three flight training centers that offer flight lessons and aircraft for rent.
To wander around, taxi service, bus service and car rental are available but so is bicycle rental.
Sand yachting on the Le Touquet beach
Le Touquet Airport (LFAT) is a controlled field that features a tarmac runway, 14/32, that is 1 850 m (6,069 feet) long. It is opened to general aviation (CAP) and to international air traffic (more airport info).
The doorway to the Le Touquet Paris-Plage beach resort and the Côte d’Opale region, the terminal, was designed by Louis Quételart, a famous architect.
What a great location to welcome our volunteer pilots and their female passengers for the day or the weekend!
Le Touquet is celebrating its 100th anniversary
57 years after Jean Baptiste Alphonse Daloz decided to develop his property, the luxury beach resort officially became a city named “Le Touquet Paris-Plage” on March 28, 1912.
As we celebrate the centennial of the first flight across the Channel with a woman at the commands, the city of Le Touquet is celebrating its 100th anniversary and chose our gathering as one the “100 projects for 100 years” planned to celebrate the 100 years of existence of Le Touquet Paris-Plage.
Downtown
Only 2 hours and 15 minutes away from Paris by TGV, the city of Le Touquet in the Pas de Calais has cultivated its original style and is known as the most elegant beach resort of Northern France. Its villas are a delight for architecture fans and its hotels, casinos, beautiful sandy beaches a favorite playground for visitors.
Very appreciated by tourists from both side of the English Channel, the city counts 20 buildings registered as historical landmarks. Public buildings such as the City Hall and the covered market are the proud of the town.
Golfing at Le Touquet
Streets designed to accommodate pedestrians, a free electrically-powered shuttle, miles of bicycle lanes in addition to a strong interest for sports like golf, tennis or sand yachting and horseback riding make Le Touquet a very humane, active, and ecologic city.
Night at the theater
Many artists have chosen Le Touquet as their home. The city has many studios and art galleries and invites visitors to discover its artistic heritage in its museums and antiquity stores. The entertainment offering is busy, high quality, and quite varied.
Bay of Canche
Just outside of the city, a 800-hectare forest that grew on the sand dunes can be enjoyed thanks to the many flagrant trails. Nearby, the natural park of the Canche Bay offers a one-of-the-kind view of the estuary and its wildlife, the seals who are relaxing there and the thousands of migratory birds that call it home.
Oh la la, so delicious!
Numerous high quality restaurants and sophisticated hotels offer a perfect environment to relax after long days filled with adventures and fulfilling experiences.
Giving the ease of access to the city by air, Le Touquet Paris-Plage is the ideal destination for pilots from anywhere in Europe and the world.
Come and discover this amazing city on March 10, 2012. Its charm will entice you to come back again and again with your family and your friends.
Pre-gathering (before 11:00 UTC/12:00 local)
- Borrow bicycles at airport (free of charge for participants) or get on the shuttle to visit the beautiful city of Le Touquet
- Enjoy the famous Le Touquet covered market (open on Saturday and Thursday mornings and on Monday mornings as well in the summer)
- Enjoy breakfast at the many quality restaurants in town or lunch at the airport restaurant
Gathering (11:00 – 16:00 UTC/12:00 – 17:00 local)
- Meet pilots, girls and women who flew in a small aircraft for the first time, and well-known aviation personalities from all over Europe and the United States
- Listen to interviews
- Visit the “From Pioneers to Astronauts” photo exhibit presented by the French Association of Women Pilots
- Practice flying a ULM on the FFPULM full size simulator
- Learn everything you ever wanted to know about flying ULM, airplanes, seaplanes, and helicopters
- Test the latest Sennheiser‘s headsets, including the S1 Digital that one participating pilot will win
- Discover all the attractions offered by the city of Le Touquet
- Sample local food & buy some to take home too
- Watch local performers entertain you
- For participating women pilots: receive a special “Centennial” gift from the City of Le Touquet during the opening ceremony from 15:00 to 15:30
Late Afternoon (16:00 – 19:00 UTC/17:00 – 20:00 local)
- Do miss an opportunity to visit the beautiful Bay of Canche
- Go on a horseback ride on the beach
- Try sand yachting
Evening (19:00 UTC/20:00 local)
The City of Le Touquet Paris-Plage is hosting a diner in the “honor room” of the Le Touquet historical city hall building for those pilots and their passengers who fly in and stay overnight in Le Touquet. The diner includes live music entertainment and speeches by prominent aviation personalities.
- By invitation only
- Space is limited
- Selection of pilots will be done based on date and time of registration; priority will be given to pilots who plan to fly to both airports
All day
- Watch various aircraft arrive at the aerodrome from all over Europe
Next day, Sunday March 11
- Free guided visit of the city on bicycle offered by the City of Le Touquet
