Courchevel Altiport

Courchevel Altiport (French: Altiport de Courchevel) (IATA: CVF, ICAO: LFLJ) is an altiport serving Courchevel, a ski resort in the French Alps. The airfield has a very short runway of only 537 metres (1,762 ft) with a gradient of 18.6%. There is no go-around procedure for landings at Courchevel, due to the surrounding mountainous terrain. De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters and DHC-7 Dash 7 turboprops served the airport in the past; however, the airfield primarily sees smaller fixed-wing aircraft such as Cessnas as well as helicopters at present. The runway has no instrument approach procedure or lighting aids, thus making landing in fog and low clouds unsafe and almost impossible.

The airport is considered dangerous, as it features a difficult approach, an upslope runway and ski runs in the adjacent area. The History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the seventh most dangerous airport in the world.

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CNN
2 April 2015
For some, landing at this James Bond ("Tomorrow Never Dies") stunt scene provides an even bigger buzz than the local skiing.
Jens Van Dorpe
24 September 2016
I visited this great airfield with an Aero Savoie instructor, I would recommend it to anyone!
Jan van Unnik
3 January 2012
One of the few sloped single-approach runways in the world.
Gonzalo Gil Escudero
4 February 2014
A dangerous one !!!
Siim L.
27 March 2012
Ski right onto the plane
Sergey P.
17 January 2015
Страшно смотреть как самолеты стартуют в обрыв)
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Altiport de Courchevel, Rue de l'Altiport, 73120 Saint-Bon-Tarentaise, France Get directions
Fri 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Sat-Sun 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Mon 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
Tue 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Wed 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

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