Calais–Dunkerque Airport

Calais–Dunkerque Airport (French: Aéroport de Calais - Dunkerque) (IATA: CQF, ICAO: LFAC) is an airport located in Marck, 7 km (4 mi) east-northeast of Calais,^[1] in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The airport also serves Dunkerque (a commune in the Nord department).

Calais–Dunkerque Airport Aéroport de Calais - Dunkerque
IATA: CQF ICAO: LFAC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Communauté d’agglomération du Calaisis
Serves	Calais / Dunkerque
Location	Marck, Pas-de-Calais, France
Elevation AMSL	12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	50°57′39″N 001°57′05″E
Maps
Location of Hauts-de-France region in France
LFAC Location of airport in Hauts-de-France region
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 1,535 5,036 Asphalt
Sources: French AIP,[1] UAF,[2]

History

In the 1950s and early 1960s, the airport was busy with cross-channel service, including car ferry flights, by private airlines such as Silver City Airways and Channel Air Bridge, later merged into British United Air Ferries.

On 9 July 2015, the Airbus E-Fan landed at Calais–Dunkerque Airport after a flight from Lydd Airport. Initially this was claimed as the first electric aircraft to cross the English Channel, but it has since been pointed out that there were previous such flights, including one as long ago as 1981.^[3][4][5][6]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at CQF airport. See Wikidata query.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 12 feet (4 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 06/24 which measures 1,535 by 45 metres (5,036 ft × 148 ft).^[1]