# Valenciennes-Denain Airfield (LFAV)

**Valenciennes-Denain Airfield** (ICAO: LFAV) is a medium airport in Prouvy, Hauts-de-France, France. It opened in 1937. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,708 m (5,604 ft). In 2019 it handled 1 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfav

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LFAV
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Prouvy, Hauts-de-France, France
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 50 m / 165 ft
- Coordinates: 50.3278, 3.4611
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,708 m / 5,604 ft
- Passengers: 1,120 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: http://www.aerodrome-valenciennes.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valenciennes-Denain_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875662
- Weather station: LFQI
- Ident: LFAV

## Timeline

- 1937: Valenciennes-Denain Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 1,708 m / 5,604 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 110° / 290° | yes |
| 06/24 | 625 m / 2,051 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Grass |  |  |
| 11L/29R | 620 m / 2,034 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Grass |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | 2,657 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 2,165 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 1,711 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 2,404 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,663 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,846 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,686 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 996 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,389 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,163 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,370 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,120 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1K (2019) | #3,278 of 3,974 | #676 in Europe | #83 in FR |
| Longest runway | 1,708 m / 5,604 ft | =5,198 of 29,858 | #881 in Europe | #99 in FR |
| Elevation | 50 m / 165 ft | =34,839 of 43,403 | =4,512 in Europe | #1,028 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =63 in FR |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =7 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | VALENCIENNES INFO | 122.600 |
| APP | LILLE APP | 126.475 |

## Nearby airports

- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [EBCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebcv.md) Chièvres Air Base · 38 km / 24 mi
- [KJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebkt.md) Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport · 57 km / 36 mi
- [LFAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfag.md) Péronne Saint-Quentin Airfield · 60 km / 37 mi
- [HZB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqt.md) Merville-Calonne Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · 72 km / 45 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfav/data