Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport

Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport

Aéroport de Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault"
Summary
Airport typePublic, cargo and industrial
OperatorAéroport Châteauroux-Centre
ServesChâteauroux
LocationDéols, Indre, France
Elevation AMSL529 ft / 161 m
Coordinates46°51′37″N 001°43′16″E / 46.86028°N 1.72111°E / 46.86028; 1.72111
Websitechateauroux-airport.com
Maps

Location of Centre region in France
LFLX
Location in Centre-Val de Loire region
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,500 11,483 Concrete
Source: French AIP, UAF, Airport

Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (French: Aéroport de Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault", IATA: CHR, ICAO: LFLX), formerly known as Châteauroux-Déols "Marcel Dassault" Airport, is an airport serving the French city of Châteauroux. The airport is located 5.5 km (3.0 NM) north-northeast of Châteauroux in Déols, a commune of the Indre department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. The airport is named after Marcel Dassault and is located on the site of the former Châteauroux-Déols Air Base. It is dedicated to air freight, aeronautical maintenance, pilot training and training of airport firefighters.