View Full Version : Can you identify this mountain airport in French Alps?
See this altiport regularly when returning from NCE to LHR; it's about 10mi SE of Grenoble, but I can't find it on Google/Google Maps/Google Earth.
It's like Courchevel but that's definitely not it.
I reckon the Rwy is something like 06/24
Anyone know it?
Jan Olieslagers
18th Aug 2016, 17:33
L'Alpe d'Huez, perhaps?
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/45.0881/6.0805
LFHU - L'Alpe d'Huez (http://navigeo.org/LFHU)
The runway orientation corresponds, at least.
ChickenHouse
18th Aug 2016, 18:24
LFHU - altiport de l'Alpe d'Huez (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhwnzzHBVKI)
Landing @ Alp d'Huez Altiport 2013 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scWMramusC8)
Jan Olieslagers
18th Aug 2016, 19:18
@CH: congrats, took you only an hour or so to repeat my suggestion. :E
@T/S The field is (as could be expected) bel et bien on G Maps too: https://www.google.com/maps/@45.0879635,6.083791,729m/data=!3m1!1e3
ChickenHouse
19th Aug 2016, 06:26
@JO: I just wanted to be polite and add to your finding, as I keep a list of youtube videos sorted by ICAO ID. You have a problem with that?
best
also Jan
Jan Olieslagers
19th Aug 2016, 07:14
no problem at all :)
not Jan really ;)
alex90
20th Aug 2016, 22:53
I've been there and its... Somewhat... Short! ;-) It's a cool place to go skiing in winter, or mountain-biking in summer. I'd recommend landing on the Sarenne Glacier! Now THAT is real flying!
fireflybob
21st Aug 2016, 22:14
alex90, at 6,100 ft amsl and only 448 metres long I'm intrigued to know what type you were flying!?