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Business aviation in France

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Registered business aircraft:
1,448

Based business air charter operators:
52

Based business aircraft for charter:
441

Business air charter brokers:
53

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	212
2	Airbus Helicopters H135	87
3	Airbus Helicopters H145	82
4	Piper twin piston	65
5	Airbus Helicopters H120	57
6	TBM700/850/900	51
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	Eurocopter AS355	33
13	Beechcraft King Air 200	32
14	Airbus Helicopters H130	25
15	Falcon 20/200	25
16	Cessna Caravan	25
17	Pilatus PC-12	23
18	Beechcraft 1900	23
19	Aerospatiale SA316/8/9	22
20	Diamond DA62	19
21	Embraer ERJ-135	19
22	Citation Mustang	18
23	Beechcraft King Air 90	18
24	ATR42/72	18
25	Cessna 300 series	16
26	Beechcraft King Air 300	16
27	Diamond Twin Star	16
28	Airbus ACJ320	15
29	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	14
30	Airbus Helicopters H160	13
31	Partenavia P.68	13
32	Airbus Helicopters H215/H225/AS332	13
33	Falcon 8X	13
34	P180 Avanti	12
35	Viking DHC-6	12
36	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	11
37	Cessna 400 series	11
38	Falcon 7X	11
39	Embraer Legacy 600/650	10
40	Falcon 50	10
41	Falcon 2000 EASy	10
42	Global 6000/Express/XRS	10
43	Agusta A109	9
44	Embraer Phenom 300	9
45	Aerospatiale SA315B	9
46	Citation M2	8
47	Embraer Phenom 100	8
48	Citation 550/551	8
49	Cessna Citation CJ2	8
50	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	8
51	Falcon 10/100	7
52	MDH 500	7
53	Falcon 900EASy	7
54	Hawker 750/800/900	7
55	AgustaWestland AW139	7
56	Robinson R66	7
57	Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin	6
58	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	6
59	Piper PA-31T	5
60	Airbus Helicopters H155B	5
61	Bell 206L LongRanger	5
62	Aerospatiale SA341/2 G	5
63	Challenger 300	5
64	Cessna Citation CJ3	4
65	Aerospatiale SA360C	4
66	Bell 407	4
67	Citation Latitude	4
68	Falcon 900	4
69	HondaJet	4
70	Citation 560XL	4
71	Boeing B-737	4
72	Sikorsky S-76	4
73	Embraer EMB 120	3
74	Gulfstream G650	3
75	Pilatus PC-24	3
76	Tecnam P2012	3
77	Daher Kodiak	3
78	Global 7500	3
79	Airbus Helicopters H175	3
80	Tecnam P2006T	3
81	Airbus ACJ330	3
82	Bell 212	3
83	Gulfstream G500/G550	3
84	Embraer Praetor 600	3
85	Global 5000	3
86	Bell 429	2
87	Commander 500/680	2
88	Falcon 2000	2
89	Jetstream 31/41	2
90	Falcon 6X	2
91	Cessna Citation CJ4	2
92	Boeing BBJ1	2
93	Hawker 1000	2
94	Boeing B-747	2
95	Embraer Praetor 500	1
96	Aerospatiale SA330J	1
97	Learjet 70/75	1
98	Beechcraft King Air 100	1
99	Citation 500/501	1
100	Citation 650	1
101	Boeing BBJ3	1
102	Bell 505 Jet Ranger X	1
103	Challenger 605	1
104	Airbus ACJ318	1
105	Gulfstream G500/G600	1
106	Challenger 604	1
107	Gulfstream G280	1
108	Bombardier CRJ200	1
109	Partenavia AP.68TP	1
110	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	1
111	Airbus A310	1
112	Corvette	1
113	CASA C-212	1
114	Embraer E170/190	1
115	Enstrom 480	1
116	Gulfstream GII	1
117	Let 410	1
118	Britten Norman BN2T	1
119	Embraer Legacy 500	1
120	Cessna F406 Caravan	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Paris (Le Bourget)	52 business aviation companies active
2	Nice/Cote d'Azur	35
3	Basel-Mulhouse	26
4	Cannes (Mandelieu)	24
5	Marseille/Provence	18
6	Toulouse (Blagnac)	17
7	Paris (Charles de Gaulle)	16
8	Bordeaux (Merignac)	16
9	Lyon (Bron)	15
10	Annecy (Meythet)	14
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	Nimes (Garons)	7
22	Pau/Pyrenees	7
23	La Rochelle (Ile de Re)	7
24	Grenoble (Alpes Isere)	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	Strasbourg (Entzheim)	5
34	Montpellier (Mediterranee)	5
35	Colmar (Houssen)	5
36	Avignon (Avignon-Provence)	5
37	Annemasse	5
38	Ajaccio (Napoleon Bonaparte)	5
39	Aix en Provence (Les Milles)	5
40	Tours (Val de Loire)	4
41	Rennes (St Jacques)	4
42	Paris (Pontoise Cormeilles-en-Vexin)	4
43	Limoges (Bellegarde)	4
44	Le Puy (Loudes)	4
45	Le Mans (Arnage)	4
46	La Roche-sur-Yon (Les Ajoncs)	4
47	St. Tropez (La Mole)	4
48	Dinard (Pleurtuit-St Malo)	4
49	Dijon-Bourgogne	4
50	Chalons (Paris-Vatry)	4
51	Chalon Champforgeuil	4
52	Bastia (Poretta)	4
53	Auxerre (Branches)	4
54	Auch (Gers)	4
55	Brest (Bretagne)	4
56	Lorient (Sud Bretagne)	3
57	Villefranche (Tarare)	3
58	Vannes (Meucon)	3
59	Valenciennes (Charles Nungesser)	3
60	St Nazaire (Montoir)	3
61	Saint-Etienne Loire	3
62	St Brieuc (Armor)	3
63	Sarlat (Domme)	3
64	Rouen (Vallee de Seine)	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	Rodez Aveyron	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-Marck	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	Istres (Le Tube)	1
133	Heliport de Grimaud	1
134	Saint-Florentin Cheu	1
135	Meaux-Esbly	1
136	Salon de Provence AB	1
137	Cuers (Pierrefeu)	1
138	Paris (Saint-Cyr-l’École)	1
139	Cognac Chateaubernard AB	1
140	La Barre-de-Monts (Beauvoir-Fromentine)	1
141	Lille (Marq-en-Baroeul)	1
142	Orel Airfield/Private Airfield	1
143	Issoire/Le Broc	1
144	Ramonchamp	1
145	Montelimar Ancone	1
146	Megeve	1
147	Cerny (La Ferte-Alais)	1
148	Dijon (Darois)	1
149	Villeneuve-sur-Lot	1
150	Vichy (Charmeil)	1
151	Vesoul (Frotey)	1
152	Verdun (Le Rozelier)	1
153	Ussel (Thalamy)	1
154	St Girons (Antichan)	1
155	St Flour (Coltines)	1
156	St Die (Remomeix)	1
157	Soulac sur Mer	1
158	Solenzara	1
159	Semur en Auxois	1
160	Sedan (Douzy)	1
161	Saulieu (Liernais)	1
162	Sarrebourg (Buhl)	1
163	Royan (Medis)	1
164	Roanne (Renaison)	1
165	Redon (Bains sur Oust)	1
166	Quiberon	1
167	Propriano	1
168	Pontivy	1
169	Pontarlier	1
170	Persan-Beaumont	1
171	Peronne-St Quentin	1
172	Oyonnax (Arbent)	1
173	Ouessant	1
174	Nogaro	1
175	Niort (Marais Poitevin)	1
176	Nangis (Les Loges)	1
177	Mulhouse (Habsheim)	1
178	Moulins (Montbeugny)	1
179	Mortagne au Perche	1
180	Montpellier (Candillargues)	1
181	Montceau les Mines (Pouilloux)	1
182	Montauban	1
183	Mont Dauphin (Saint Crepin)	1
184	Mimizan	1
185	Millau (Larzac)	1
186	Mende (Brenoux)	1
187	Mauleon	1
188	Maubeuge (Elesmes)	1
189	Marmande (Virazeil)	1
190	Luneville (Croismare)	1
191	Lognes (Emerainville)	1
192	Libourne (Artigues-de-Lussac)	1
193	Lezignan-Corbieres	1
194	Le Plessis-Belleville	1
195	Le Blanc	1
196	L'Aigle (Saint Michel)	1
197	Joigny	1
198	Guiscriff (Scaer)	1
199	Gueret (Saint Laurent)	1
200	Granville	1
201	Montayral (Fumel Aerodrome)	1
202	Fontenay-Tresigny	1
203	Flers (Saint Paul)	1
204	Figeac (Livernon)	1
205	Egletons	1
206	Dieppe (St Aubin)	1
207	Coulommiers (Voisins)	1
208	Cosne Sur Loire	1
209	Corte	1
210	Cholet (Le Pontreau)	1
211	Chatellerault (Targe)	1
212	Chartres (Champhol)	1
213	Castelsarrasin (Moissac)	1
214	Castelnaudary (Villeneuve)	1
215	Cassagnes-Begonhes	1
216	Carpentras (Ventoux)	1
217	Brive (La Roche)	1
218	Brienne (Le Chateau)	1
219	Bourg (Ceyzeriat)	1
220	Bordeaux (Leognan-Saucats)	1
221	Biscarrosse (Parentis)	1
222	Beaune (Challanges)	1
223	Barcelonnette Saint-Pons	1
224	Bagnoles De L'Orne (Couterne)	1
225	Aubigny-Sur-Nere	1
226	Aubenas (Vals-Lanas)	1
227	Arcachon (Villemarie)	1
228	Amiens (Glisy)	1
229	Ambert (Le Poyet)	1
230	Ales (Deaux)	1
231	Alencon (Valframbert)	1
232	Abbeville	1
233	Aire-Sur-L'Adour	1
234	Tours (Heliport de Belleville)	0
235	Les Mureaux	0
236	Epernay-Plivot	0
237	Pau (Lasclaveries)	0
238	Ghisonaccia Alzitone	0
239	Saintes-Thénac	0
240	Tours Sorigny	0
241	Saint-Junien	0
242	Mont-Lous (La Llagonne La Quillane)	0
243	Dunkerque–Les Moëres	0
244	Reims (Champagne)	0
245	Toulouse (Lasbordes)	0

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