✦ French Alps — Air access ✦
Private aviation
Courchevel has one of the few high-altitude altiports in Europe. A 537-metre runway, an 18.66 percent gradient, and fewer than a hundred pilots qualified to land on it.
What we arrange
Private jet
Chambéry, Grenoble, Annecy and Geneva take business aviation close to the Three Valleys. Slots, handling and the onward leg to resort arranged as one.
Helicopter
The most flexible mode, and by far the most used. From the arrival airport to the Meribel pads or the Courchevel altiport, in minutes of flying.
Courchevel altiport
For qualified aircraft and crews, the most direct arrival in the French Alps. We check whether your aircraft is eligible and handle the authorisations.
✦ Our Commitment ✦
What to know before planning on the altiport
This is where expectation and regulation part company most often.
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Not every aircraft can land
Above 2.5 tonnes, prior authorisation from the French civil aviation authority is required. A conventional business jet does not land at Courchevel: it lands in the valley, and a helicopter takes over.
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Nor every crew
The mountain site qualification is held by fewer than a hundred pilots. It is not an administrative formality but a real competence, on a runway that allows no go-around.
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The weather decides
In the mountains a slot is confirmed the day before and reconfirmed in the morning. We always hold a road fallback, priced in advance.
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One single quote
The chalet rate covers the rental of the property. Air travel, like transfers and staffing, is priced alongside it and set out in the same document before anything is committed.
✦ Expert Guide ✦
Four points of entry by air, and which suits which aircraft.
Geneva
The largest hub nearby, with a full business aviation terminal. Two and a half hours by road afterwards, or minutes by helicopter. The default choice for long-haul arrivals.
Chambéry and Grenoble
The closest by distance, one hour forty-five to two hours by road. Chambéry is the natural base for helicopter legs into the Tarentaise.
Annecy
A discreet and well-equipped alternative for business aviation, often less congested than Geneva on high-season Saturdays.
The Courchevel altiport
LFLJ, 2,008 metres. Restricted to helicopters and light aircraft whose crew holds the site qualification. Where it is possible, it is the shortest arrival there is: minutes from the chalet.
✦ Planning ✦
When flying changes everything
Christmas and February Saturdays
This is where a helicopter earns its cost: the road can double, the flight does not. Slots are reserved at the same time as the chalet.
Christmas and New Year
The pads and the altiport are worked well beyond their usual capacity. An arrival not booked in autumn becomes an arrival by road.
January and spring
Slots available at short notice and generally steadier flying conditions. The road becomes a comfortable option again.
✦ FAQ ✦
Questions & answers
In practice, almost never. The altiport takes light aircraft and helicopters, but its 537-metre runway and 18.66 percent gradient rule out conventional business jets, and any aircraft over 2.5 tonnes requires prior authorisation from the French civil aviation authority. The usual pattern is a jet into the valley and then a helicopter.
The mountain site qualification requires dedicated training, and fewer than a hundred pilots hold it. The runway is short, steeply graded and offers no go-around: the approach tolerates nothing approximate.
Geneva for long-haul arrivals and the best handling, Chambéry or Grenoble for proximity, Annecy as a less congested alternative on high-season Saturdays. We weigh it by your aircraft, your origin and your dates.
We always hold a road fallback, priced in advance, and we trigger it without waiting for your call. In the mountains a slot is confirmed the day before and reconfirmed in the morning.
Yes. If you already have your accommodation, we handle the air arrangements, the slots and the leg to the door as a standalone engagement.
✦ Let's Talk ✦
Arrange your flight
Send us your aircraft or your origin, your dates and the resort. We come back with what is possible, what is not, and what it costs.