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Business aviation in France

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Registered business aircraft:
1,442

Based business air charter operators:
52

Based business aircraft for charter:
423

Business air charter brokers:
51

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	210
2	Airbus Helicopters H135	89
3	Airbus Helicopters H145	82
4	Piper twin piston	65
5	Airbus Helicopters H120	56
6	Pilatus PC-6	48
7	TBM700/850/900	47
8	Aerospatiale SE313	43
9	Airbus Helicopters AS365	40
10	Beechcraft Twin Piston	40
11	Bell 206B JetRanger	40
12	Beechcraft King Air 200	31
13	Eurocopter AS355	31
14	Cessna Caravan	28
15	Falcon 20/200	27
16	Airbus Helicopters H130	25
17	Beechcraft 1900	23
18	Aerospatiale SA316/8/9	21
19	Pilatus PC-12	21
20	Citation Mustang	20
21	Beechcraft King Air 90	20
22	Embraer ERJ-135	19
23	Diamond Twin Star	17
24	Cessna 300 series	16
25	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	16
26	Beechcraft King Air 300	16
27	Diamond DA62	15
28	Airbus ACJ320	14
29	Embraer Legacy 600/650	13
30	Falcon 7X	13
31	Viking DHC-6	13
32	Partenavia P.68	13
33	ATR42/72	13
34	Falcon 2000 EASy	13
35	Falcon 8X	13
36	Airbus Helicopters H215/H225/AS332	12
37	Cessna Citation CJ2	11
38	Global 6000/Express/XRS	11
39	Embraer Phenom 300	11
40	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	10
41	P180 Avanti	10
42	Falcon 50	10
43	Cessna 400 series	10
44	Aerospatiale SA315B	9
45	Citation 550/551	9
46	Citation 560XL	9
47	Embraer Phenom 100	9
48	Falcon 6X	8
49	Falcon 900EASy	8
50	Agusta A109	8
51	Citation M2	8
52	Falcon 10/100	7
53	Challenger 300	7
54	Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin	6
55	MDH 500	6
56	Hawker 750/800/900	6
57	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	6
58	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	6
59	Robinson R66	6
60	AgustaWestland AW139	6
61	Airbus Helicopters H160	6
62	Airbus Helicopters H155B	5
63	Bell 206L LongRanger	5
64	Aerospatiale SA341/2 G	5
65	Piper PA-31T	5
66	Citation Latitude	4
67	HondaJet	4
68	Sikorsky S-76	4
69	Aerospatiale SA360C	4
70	Global 7500	4
71	Falcon 900	4
72	Boeing B-737	4
73	Bell 212	3
74	Citation 500/501	3
75	Tecnam P2006T	3
76	Cessna Citation CJ3	3
77	Challenger 605	3
78	Daher Kodiak	3
79	Airbus ACJ330	3
80	Airbus Helicopters H175	3
81	Embraer EMB 120	3
82	Bell 407	3
83	Jetstream 31/41	2
84	Bell 429	2
85	Boeing B-747	2
86	Gulfstream G500/G550	2
87	Commander 500/680	2
88	Global 5000	2
89	Embraer Praetor 600	2
90	Cessna Citation CJ4	2
91	Gulfstream G650	2
92	Gulfstream G280	2
93	Pilatus PC-24	2
94	Hawker 1000	2
95	Learjet 70/75	1
96	AgustaWestland AW169	1
97	Beechcraft King Air 100	1
98	Citation 650	1
99	Boeing BBJ3	1
100	Gulfstream GII	1
101	Bell 505 Jet Ranger X	1
102	Airbus A310	1
103	Falcon 2000	1
104	Embraer Praetor 500	1
105	Boeing BBJ1	1
106	Airbus ACJ318	1
107	Challenger 604	1
108	Bombardier CRJ200	1
109	Partenavia AP.68TP	1
110	Embraer Legacy 500	1
111	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	1
112	CASA C-212	1
113	Cessna F406 Caravan	1
114	Challenger 800 series	1
115	Corvette	1
116	Aerospatiale SA330J	1
117	Britten Norman BN2T	1
118	Tecnam P2012	1
119	Let 410	1

Major business aviation airports:

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

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