Best Place To Go In North France?

[Piper Warrior Pilot]

Just out of interest here, and for the fact that i might be flying to france in a few weeks time, does anyone know of any good airports about 1 hour into france, which have local travel lodge's etc...?

Thanks

[2Donkeys]

Assuming that we are talking about 1 hour into France in a Piper Warrior... :D

If you like the bright likes of the big city, try Pontoise. Very convenient for Paris, very cheap, big runways, and a VOR on the field. Very friendly. A definite passenger pleaser.

If you want to go for something a little less obvious, try Rouen. Nice historic city centre; scene of the burning of Joan of Arc, a short taxi-ride away from the centre. Very friendly lady ATCO of my acquaintance should you need a local contact :)

Or, you could try Quimper, if you are happy to cross via the Channel Islands. A little over an hour into France, and right in the heart of Brittany. Very pleasant town with loads of history.

For the easy option, try Amiens. A small airport, much less than 1 hour into France. Very friendly club, and once again, a very short ride in the historic city centre.

Finally, try Reims Prunay. Possibly a little over an hour for you (depending on where you enter French airspace, and where your hour's stopwatch starts from), but a super airfield with immediate access to Reims and Epernay... the centre of Champagne country,.

Hows that for starters.

[Lowtimer]

At Abbeville, not terribly far south of Le Touqet, there's a perfectly respectable motel actually on the airfield, with a really rather nice restaurant. So it's a good place for an overnight stop if you're moving farther on in the morning, you have everything you need without getting involved in taxis etc.

[Hairyplane]

Hi PWP

Lots of postings for a 16 year old.

Have you had your first flying lesson yet?

Have you taken any of the advice given to you in response to your previous postings about 'getting started' ??

A lot of very knowledgable people have spent a lot of time providing painstaking responses to your diverse enquiries.

Just curious.......

HP