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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:
1,439

Based business air charter operators:
51

Based business aircraft for charter:
432

Business air charter brokers:
54

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	206
2	Airbus Helicopters H135	86
3	Airbus Helicopters H145	82
4	Piper twin piston	65
5	Airbus Helicopters H120	57
6	TBM700/850/900	50
7	Pilatus PC-6	48
8	Aerospatiale SE313	43
9	Beechcraft Twin Piston	40
10	Bell 206B JetRanger	39
11	Airbus Helicopters AS365	38
12	Beechcraft King Air 200	32
13	Eurocopter AS355	32
14	Cessna Caravan	28
15	Falcon 20/200	25
16	Airbus Helicopters H130	25
17	Beechcraft 1900	23
18	Aerospatiale SA316/8/9	22
19	ATR42/72	21
20	Pilatus PC-12	20
21	Embraer ERJ-135	19
22	Diamond DA62	19
23	Citation Mustang	19
24	Beechcraft King Air 90	17
25	Beechcraft King Air 300	16
26	Cessna 300 series	16
27	Diamond Twin Star	16
28	Airbus ACJ320	15
29	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	14
30	Partenavia P.68	13
31	Airbus Helicopters H215/H225/AS332	13
32	P180 Avanti	12
33	Falcon 7X	12
34	Airbus Helicopters H160	12
35	Viking DHC-6	12
36	Falcon 8X	11
37	Embraer Legacy 600/650	10
38	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	10
39	Falcon 50	10
40	Falcon 2000 EASy	10
41	Global 6000/Express/XRS	10
42	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	9
43	Embraer Phenom 300	9
44	Cessna Citation CJ2	9
45	Aerospatiale SA315B	9
46	Agusta A109	9
47	Cessna 400 series	9
48	Citation 550/551	8
49	Citation M2	8
50	Embraer Phenom 100	8
51	Hawker 750/800/900	7
52	MDH 500	7
53	Robinson R66	7
54	Falcon 900EASy	7
55	Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin	6
56	AgustaWestland AW139	6
57	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	6
58	Falcon 10/100	6
59	Pilatus PC-24	5
60	Piper PA-31T	5
61	Airbus Helicopters H155B	5
62	Aerospatiale SA341/2 G	5
63	Falcon 900	5
64	Sikorsky S-76	4
65	Citation Latitude	4
66	Cessna Citation CJ3	4
67	HondaJet	4
68	Bell 407	4
69	Boeing B-737	4
70	Bell 206L LongRanger	4
71	Aerospatiale SA360C	4
72	Embraer Praetor 600	3
73	Global 5000	3
74	Let 410	3
75	Embraer EMB 120	3
76	Tecnam P2012	3
77	Tecnam P2006T	3
78	Global 7500	3
79	Bell 212	3
80	Airbus ACJ330	3
81	Gulfstream G500/G550	3
82	Daher Kodiak	3
83	Airbus Helicopters H175	3
84	Challenger 300	3
85	Boeing B-747	2
86	Bell 429	2
87	Gulfstream G650	2
88	Commander 500/680	2
89	Hawker 1000	2
90	Falcon 2000	2
91	Jetstream 31/41	2
92	Boeing BBJ1	2
93	Citation 650	1
94	Embraer Praetor 500	1
95	Airbus A310	1
96	Airbus ACJ318	1
97	Citation 500/501	1
98	CASA C-212	1
99	Corvette	1
100	Falcon 6X	1
101	Gulfstream G280	1
102	Gulfstream GV	1
103	Challenger 604	1
104	Boeing BBJ3	1
105	Challenger 605	1
106	Global 8000	1
107	Gulfstream G500/G600	1
108	Bell 505 Jet Ranger X	1
109	Learjet 70/75	1
110	Cessna F406 Caravan	1
111	Cirrus Vision Jet	1
112	Gulfstream GII	1
113	Aerospatiale SA330J	1
114	Embraer Legacy 500	1
115	Embraer E170/190	1
116	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	1
117	Enstrom 480	1
118	Partenavia AP.68TP	1
119	Britten Norman BN2T	1
120	Citation 560XL	1

Major business aviation airports:

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

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