Méribel Altiport
French altiport
Méribel Altiport (French: Altiport de Méribel) (IATA: MFX, ICAO: LFKX), is an altiport in Les Allues, a commune in Savoie, France.
It is used for the practice of leisure and tourism activities (light aviation and helicopter).
It is an altiport (an airfield located in the mountains with the runway at a significant slope, i.e. not horizontal, forcing aircraft to land uphill and take off downhill) involving dangerous terrain and thus, requires special formal training in order to conduct landings and takeoffs.
History
The Altiport of Méribel was inaugurated on January 29, 1962 by Joseph Szydlowski, President of Turboméca, and Michel Ziegler, the son of Henri Ziegler. The word "altiport" was imagined during this event[2]. This altiport was the place of the first landing in a winter sports resort in France on January 30, 1962[2], the day before the first landing at the Altiport of Courchevel. The history of this altiport is strongly linked to the airline Air Alpes.
Facilities
The altiport has an asphalt runway facing south-north (15/33), 406 meters long and 15 meters wide. Its altitude is 1,691 meters (5,548ft) at the threshold and 1,719 meters (5,639ft) at the top.
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