# L'Alpe d'Huez - Henri Giraud Altiport (AHZ / LFHU)

**L'Alpe d'Huez - Henri Giraud Altiport** (IATA: AHZ, ICAO: LFHU) is a small airport in Huez, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It opened on 20 Aug 1968. It has one runway, 448 m (1,470 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AHZ / LFHU
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Huez, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Opened: 20 Aug 1968
- Elevation: 1,860 m / 6,102 ft
- Coordinates: 45.0874, 6.0836
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 448 m / 1,470 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: https://www.alpedhuez.com/fr/hiver/types-apidae/equipement/altiport-henri-giraud/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpe_d%27Huez_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2840454
- Ident: LFHU

## Timeline

- 20 Aug 1968: L'Alpe d'Huez - Henri Giraud Altiport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 448 m / 1,470 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

- 06/24 slopes 10.8%: threshold 06 at 1,812 m / 5,945 ft, threshold 24 at 1,860 m / 6,103 ft.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 448 m / 1,470 ft | =28,155 of 29,858 | =2,874 in Europe | #411 in FR |
| Elevation | 1,860 m / 6,102 ft | =986 of 43,403 | #47 in Europe | #44 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1968 | =5,887 of 15,079 | =1,060 in Europe | =116 in FR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =121 in FR |

## Nearby airports

- [FR-0262](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fr-0262.md) Col de Sarenne Altiport · 4.9 km / 3.0 mi
- [FR-0271](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fr-0271.md) Glacier de la Barbarate Altisurface · 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
- [FR-1112](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fr-1112.md) Oulles-La Bergerie Altisurface · 9.5 km / 5.9 mi
- [FR-0274](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fr-0274.md) Glacier de l'Étendard Altisurface · 11 km / 6.6 mi
- [FR-0258](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fr-0258.md) Col de Belledonne Altiport · 12 km / 7.3 mi
- [FR-0268](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fr-0268.md) Dôme de la Lauze Altisurface · 16 km / 10 mi

## In collections

- [Steepest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/steepest-runways) #8
- [Altiports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/altiports) #44

## Sources

- [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/lfhu/data