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Business aviation in France

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Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile - www.ecologie.gouv.fr/direction-generale-laviation-civile-dgac

Registered business aircraft:
1,468

Based business air charter operators:
56

Based business aircraft for charter:
368

Business air charter brokers:
45

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	220
2	Airbus Helicopters H135	92
3	Airbus Helicopters H145	73
4	Piper twin piston	67
5	Airbus Helicopters H120	56
6	Pilatus PC-6	48
7	Aerospatiale SE313	44
8	TBM700/850/900	44
9	Bell 206B JetRanger	43
10	Beechcraft Twin Piston	40
11	Airbus Helicopters AS365	38
12	Airbus Helicopters H130	34
13	Eurocopter AS355	34
14	Beechcraft King Air 200	33
15	Falcon 20/200	27
16	Cessna Caravan	27
17	Pilatus PC-12	25
18	Beechcraft King Air 90	24
19	Beechcraft 1900	23
20	Aerospatiale SA316/8/9	22
21	Citation Mustang	21
22	Falcon 7X	18
23	Diamond Twin Star	17
24	Falcon 2000 EASy	16
25	Cessna 300 series	16
26	Beechcraft King Air 300	16
27	Embraer Legacy 600/650	15
28	Airbus ACJ320	13
29	Partenavia P.68	13
30	Falcon 8X	13
31	Embraer ERJ-135	13
32	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	13
33	Diamond DA62	12
34	Cessna Citation CJ2	12
35	Falcon 900EASy	11
36	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	11
37	P180 Avanti	11
38	Airbus Helicopters H215/H225/AS332	11
39	Embraer Phenom 300	11
40	Falcon 50	10
41	Cessna 400 series	10
42	Embraer Phenom 100	10
43	Aerospatiale SA315B	10
44	Citation 550/551	10
45	AgustaWestland AW139	9
46	Global 6000/Express/XRS	9
47	Falcon 10/100	8
48	Agusta A109	8
49	Hawker 750/800/900	8
50	Viking DHC-6 ET	7
51	Citation M2	7
52	Citation 560XL	7
53	Sikorsky S-76	7
54	ATR42/72	7
55	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	6
56	Airbus Helicopters H155B	6
57	Robinson R66	6
58	Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin	6
59	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	5
60	Falcon 6X	5
61	Aerospatiale SA341/2 G	5
62	MDH 500	5
63	Bell 206L LongRanger	4
64	Airbus Helicopters H175	4
65	Piper PA-31T	4
66	Airbus Helicopters H160	4
67	Cessna Citation CJ3	4
68	Bell 407	4
69	Boeing B-737	4
70	Falcon 900	4
71	Challenger 300	4
72	HondaJet	4
73	Aerospatiale SA360C	4
74	Citation Latitude	4
75	Citation 500/501	3
76	Daher Kodiak	3
77	Bell 212	3
78	Embraer EMB-120	3
79	Bell 429	3
80	Tecnam P2006T	3
81	Global 7500	3
82	Boeing B-747	2
83	Commander 500/680	2
84	Pilatus PC-24	2
85	Embraer Praetor 600	2
86	Airbus ACJ330	2
87	Jetstream 31/41	2
88	Hawker 1000	2
89	Learjet 70/75	2
90	Global 5000	2
91	Cessna Citation CJ4	2
92	Gulfstream G500/G550	1
93	Bombardier CRJ200	1
94	Gulfstream G280	1
95	Challenger 605	1
96	Gulfstream G650	1
97	Partenavia AP.68TP	1
98	Challenger 800 series	1
99	Corvette	1
100	CASA C-212	1
101	Embraer Legacy 500	1
102	Boeing BBJ1	1
103	Britten Norman BN2T	1
104	Bell 505 Jet Ranger X	1
105	Falcon 2000	1
106	Beechcraft King Air 100	1
107	Beechcraft Premier	1
108	Fairchild Dornier Envoy 3	1
109	Boeing BBJ3	1
110	Challenger 604	1
111	Airbus A310	1
112	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	1
113	Let 410	1
114	Aerospatiale SA330J	1
115	Cessna F406 Caravan	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Paris (Le Bourget)	52 business aviation companies active
2	Nice/Cote d'Azur	28
3	Basel-Mulhouse	27
4	Cannes (Mandelieu)	24
5	Marseille/Provence	20
6	Bordeaux (Merignac)	16
7	Lyon (Bron)	15
8	Toulouse (Blagnac)	14
9	Lyon (Saint Exupery)	12
10	Annecy (Meythet)	12
11	Tarbes (Lourdes-Pyrenees)	10
12	Paris (Toussus-le-Noble)	10
13	Paris (Charles de Gaulle)	10
14	Le Castellet International	10
15	Perpignan (Rivesaltes)	9
16	Paris (Orly)	9
17	Gap (Tallard)	8
18	Chambery (Savoie Mont Blanc)	8
19	Nimes (Garons)	7
20	Paris (Issy Les Moulineaux)	7
21	Pau/Pyrenees	7
22	La Rochelle (Ile de Re)	7
23	Toulouse (Toulouse Francazal)	6
24	Toulon (Hyeres)	6
25	Nantes (Atlantique)	6
26	Montpellier (Mediterranee)	6
27	Lille (Lesquin)	6
28	St. Tropez (La Mole)	6
29	Chateauroux (Chateauroux-Deols)	6
30	Brest (Bretagne)	6
31	Valence (Chabeuil)	5
32	Strasbourg (Entzheim)	5
33	Clermont-Ferrand/Auvergne	5
34	Caen (Carpiquet)	5
35	Ajaccio (Campo Dell'Oro)	5
36	Le Cannet-des-Maures (Le Luc-Le Cannet)	4
37	Tours (Val de Loire)	4
38	Vannes (Meucon)	4
39	Troyes (Barberey)	4
40	Rouen (Vallee de Seine)	4
41	Rochefort (Charente-Maritime)	4
42	Melun (Paris-Villaroche)	4
43	Limoges (Bellegarde)	4
44	Le Puy (Loudes)	4
45	La Roche-sur-Yon (Les Ajoncs)	4
46	Grenoble (Alpes Isere)	4
47	Chalon Champforgeuil	4
48	Bastia (Poretta)	4
49	Avignon (Avignon-Provence)	4
50	Auxerre (Branches)	4
51	Annemasse	4
52	Aix (Les Milles)	4
53	Villefranche (Tarare)	3
54	St Nazaire (Montoir)	3
55	St Etienne (Boutheon)	3
56	St Brieuc (Armor)	3
57	Rodez Aveyron	3
58	Rennes (St Jacques)	3
59	Perigueux (Bassillac)	3
60	Orleans (St Denis de L'Hotel)	3
61	Nancy (Essey)	3
62	Morlaix (Ploujean)	3
63	Metz-Nancy/Lorraine	3
64	Merville (Calonne)	3
65	Le Mans (Arnage)	3
66	Laval (Entrammes)	3
67	Dinard (Pleurtuit-St Malo)	3
68	Dijon	3
69	Colmar (Houssen)	3
70	Cherbourg (Maupertus)	3
71	Chalons (Paris-Vatry)	3
72	Bourges	3
73	Biarritz Pays Basque	3
74	Beauvais (Tille)	3
75	Auch (Lamothe)	3
76	Courchevel	2
77	Lorient (Sud Bretagne)	2
78	Valenciennes (Charles Nungesser)	2
79	St Yan	2
80	Saumur (St Florent)	2
81	Sarlat (Domme)	2
82	Reims (Prunay)	2
83	Quimper (Pluguffan)	2
84	Paris (Pontoise Cormeilles-en-Vexin)	2
85	Poitiers (Biard)	2
86	Pamiers (Les Pujols)	2
87	Nevers (Fourchambault)	2
88	Muret (L'Herm)	2
89	Montlucon-Gueret	2
90	Montbeliard (Courcelles)	2
91	Macon-Charnay	2
92	Le Touquet (Paris-Plage)	2
93	Le Havre (Octeville)	2
94	Lannion	2
95	La Baule-Escoublac	2
96	Ile D'Yeu (Le Grand Phare)	2
97	Haguenau	2
98	Grenoble (Le Versoud)	2
99	Gray (Saint Adrien)	2
100	Graulhet (Montdragon)	2
101	Figari (Sud Corse)	2
102	Etampes (Mondesir)	2
103	Epinal (Mirecourt)	2
104	Dole (Tavaux)	2
105	Deauville (St Gatien)	2
106	Charleville-Mezieres	2
107	Castres-Mazamet	2
108	Carcassone (Salvaza)	2
109	Calvi (Sainte Catherine)	2
110	Calais-Marck	2
111	Cahors (Lalbenque)	2
112	Brive (La Roche)	2
113	Blois (Le Breuil)	2
114	Beziers (Cap d'Agde)	2
115	Besancon (La Veze)	2
116	Bergerac (Roumaniere)	2
117	Autun (Bellevue)	2
118	Aurillac	2
119	Arcachon (Villemarie)	2
120	Angouleme (Cognac)	2
121	Angers (Marce)	2
122	Ancenis	2
123	Albi (Le Sequestre)	2
124	Albert-Picardie	2
125	Agen (La Garenne)	2
126	La Barre-de-Monts (Beauvoir-Fromentine)	1
127	Lille/Marq-en-Baroeul	1
128	Orel Airfield/Private Airfield	1
129	Issoire/Le Broc	1
130	Ramonchamp	1
131	Montelimar Ancone Airport	1
132	Megeve	1
133	Cerny (La Ferte-Alais)	1
134	Reims (Champagne)	1
135	Dijon (Darois)	1
136	Villeneuve-sur-Lot	1
137	Vichy (Charmeil)	1
138	Vesoul (Frotey)	1
139	Verdun (Le Rozelier)	1
140	Ussel (Thalamy)	1
141	St Girons (Antichan)	1
142	St Flour (Coltines)	1
143	St Die (Remomeix)	1
144	Soulac sur Mer	1
145	Solenzara	1
146	Semur en Auxois	1
147	Sedan (Douzy)	1
148	Saulieu (Liernais)	1
149	Sarrebourg (Buhl)	1
150	Royan (Medis)	1
151	Roanne (Renaison)	1
152	Redon (Bains sur Oust)	1
153	Quiberon	1
154	Propriano	1
155	Pontivy	1
156	Pontarlier	1
157	Persan-Beaumont	1
158	Peronne-St Quentin	1
159	Oyonnax (Arbent)	1
160	Ouessant	1
161	Nogaro	1
162	Niort (Marais Poitevin)	1
163	Nangis (Les Loges)	1
164	Mulhouse (Habsheim)	1
165	Moulins (Montbeugny)	1
166	Mortagne au Perche	1
167	Montpellier (Candillargues)	1
168	Montceau les Mines (Pouilloux)	1
169	Montauban	1
170	Mont Dauphin (Saint Crepin)	1
171	Mimizan	1
172	Millau (Larzac)	1
173	Mende (Brenoux)	1
174	Mauleon	1
175	Maubeuge (Elesmes)	1
176	Marmande (Virazeil)	1
177	Luneville (Croismare)	1
178	Lognes (Emerainville)	1
179	Libourne (Artigues-de-Lussac)	1
180	Lezignan-Corbieres	1
181	Les Sables D'Olonne (Talmont)	1
182	Le Plessis-Belleville	1
183	Le Blanc	1
184	Lapalisse (Perigny)	1
185	L'Aigle (Saint Michel)	1
186	Joigny	1
187	Guiscriff (Scaer)	1
188	Gueret (Saint Laurent)	1
189	Granville	1
190	Montayral (Fumel Aerodrome)	1
191	Fontenay-Tresigny	1
192	Flers (Saint Paul)	1
193	Figeac (Livernon)	1
194	Egletons	1
195	Dieppe (St Aubin)	1
196	Coulommiers (Voisins)	1
197	Cosne Sur Loire	1
198	Corte	1
199	Cholet (Le Pontreau)	1
200	Chatellerault (Targe)	1
201	Chartres (Champhol)	1
202	Castelsarrasin (Moissac)	1
203	Castelnaudary (Villeneuve)	1
204	Cassagnes-Begonhes	1
205	Carpentras (Ventoux)	1
206	Brienne (Le Chateau)	1
207	Bourg (Ceyzeriat)	1
208	Bordeaux (Leognan-Saucats)	1
209	Biscarrosse (Parentis)	1
210	Beaune (Challanges)	1
211	Barcelonnette Saint-Pons	1
212	Bagnoles De L'Orne (Couterne)	1
213	Aubigny-Sur-Nere	1
214	Aubenas (Vals-Lanas)	1
215	Amiens (Glisy)	1
216	Ambert (Le Poyet)	1
217	Ales (Deaux)	1
218	Alencon (Valframbert)	1
219	Abbeville	1
220	Aire-Sur-L'Adour	1
221	Toulouse (Lasbordes)	0

Business aviation suppliers in France

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