Sallanches Mont Blanc

45°56'58.04"N 6°38'20.27"E

Runway: 35/17 - 600x20m - bituminous asphalt

Sallanches-mont-blanc airfield (ICAO: LFHZ) was an airfield 450 kilometers southest of Paris.

1974 - The brand new runway in Sallanches. (Institut Géographique National)

The aerodrome was created in 1975 on a 17 hectares property of the city of Sallanches in the Arve valley.

1980 - The runway appears degraded but the aviation activities remained strong. (Institut Géographique National)

1984 - Visual flight approach chart (VFR) Olivier via SIA

In 2000 the airfield was used for based pilots but also for small passing planes. It was also frequently uused by mountain rescue helicopters (Institut Géographique National).

2002 - Visual flight approach chart (VFR) Olivier via SIA

2012 - Aerial view (google Earth)

2019 - The large aircraft hangar of the flying club (Google Street view)

2020 - View from the approach of the runway. (Used with permission of François Besse)

View from the runway 35. Undated photo from google earth taken by Aurélien QUIRI

The airfield was repeatedly threatened to close, but its users resisted. However, in 2020, the mayor finally won his case and successfully closed the site. The airfield was permanently closed on 1 September 2020 and the hanger was quickly torn down.

2021 - The hangar was seen having been removed in September. (GoogleEarth)

(Research by Olivier)