Paris–Le Bourget Airport Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-54 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Groupe ADP | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Paris Aéroport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Paris metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Le Bourget | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1919; 107 years ago (1919) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 220 ft / 67 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°57′36″N02°26′06″E / 48.96000°N 2.43500°E /48.96000; 2.43500 (Paris - Le Bourget Airport) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: French AIP[1] FrenchAIP atEUROCONTROL[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Paris–Le Bourget Airport (French:Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget) (IATA:LBG,ICAO:LFPB) is an airport located within portions of the communes ofLe Bourget,Bonneuil-en-France,Dugny andGonesse, 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) north-northeast[2] ofParis, France.
Once the principal airport of Paris, it is now used only forgeneral aviation, including business jet operations. It also hostsair shows, most notably theParis Air Show. The airport is operated byGroupe ADP under the brandParis Aéroport.
The airport started commercial operations in 1919 and was Paris's only airport until the construction ofOrly Airport in 1932. It is famous as the landing site forCharles Lindbergh's historic solotransatlantic crossing in 1927 in theSpirit of St. Louis, and had been the departure point two weeks earlier for the French biplaneL'Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird), which took off in an attempt at a transatlantic flight, but then mysteriously disappeared.[3]Howard Hughes flew the second nonstop flight from New York to Paris in 1939, landing at Le Bourget and thereafter continuing onward toMoscow.[4]
On 25 June 1940,Adolf Hitler began his first and only tour of Paris, withAlbert Speer and an entourage, from Le Bourget Airport.[5]
Due to capacity constraints at Le Bourget,Air France transferred all of its operations to Orly in 1952.[6]
TheParis Air Show was first held at Le Bourget in 1953, having previously been held at theGrand Palais prior to World War II, and at Orly after the war.[7]
On 16 June 1961, theSoviet ballet dancerRudolf Nureyev defected at Le Bourget Airport.[8]
In 1977, Le Bourget was closed to international airline traffic and in 1980 to regional airline traffic, but continues serving both domestic and international business aviation. Since 1975, Le Bourget Airport has hosted theMusée de l'air et de l'espace, France's main state-owned aviation museum. Following the discontinuation of regular commercial traffic in 1977, space available to house museum collections and displays has progressively increased.[9][10]
The airport hosts a statue commemorating FrenchwomanRaymonde de Laroche who was the first woman to earn a pilot's licence. There is also a monument honouring Lindbergh, as well asNungesser andColi, pilots ofThe White Bird.[11]
On 14 April 2016, theGroupe ADP rolled out theConnect 2020 corporate strategy and the commercial brandParis Aéroport was applied to all Parisian airports, including Le Bourget airport.[12]
Le Bourget has been called "TheTeterboro of Europe" because of the role it plays in accepting all business aviation flights into Paris, and the associated support base.[13]
TheBureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile (BEA) is headquartered in Building 153 on the grounds of Le Bourget Airport and inLe Bourget.[14][15] Le Bourget Airport hosts theMusée de l'air et de l'espace, which is also located in the commune of Le Bourget.[16]
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