# Chalons Vatry airport (XCR / LFOK)

**Chalons Vatry airport** (IATA: XCR, ICAO: LFOK) is a medium airport in Chalons en Champagne, Grand Est, France. It opened in 1953. It has one runway, 3,860 m (12,664 ft) long, concrete. In 2025 it handled 71 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: XCR / LFOK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Chalons en Champagne, Grand Est, France
- Opened: 1953
- Elevation: 179 m / 587 ft
- Coordinates: 48.7733, 4.2061
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,860 m / 12,664 ft
- Passengers: 70,508 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: https://www.xcr-airport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2lons_Vatry_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1837108
- Weather station: LFOK · WMO 07165
- Ident: LFOK

## Timeline

- 1953: Chalons Vatry airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 3,860 m / 12,664 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 102° / 282° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 99,384 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 96,070 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 81,081 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 132,772 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 123,540 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 60,666 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 80,564 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 36,929 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 38,243 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 62,007 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 80,394 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 70,508 | Eurostat |

## Routes

2 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,311 km / 815 mi · Ryanair
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 2,168 km / 1,347 mi · Ryanair

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from XCR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 71K (2025) | #1,939 of 3,974 | #413 in Europe | #42 in FR |
| Longest runway | 3,860 m / 12,664 ft | #183 of 29,858 | #20 in Europe | #4 in FR |
| Elevation | 179 m / 587 ft | =25,618 of 43,403 | =2,434 in Europe | =592 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1953 | =3,935 of 15,079 | =792 in Europe | =97 in FR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =121 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | INFO | 119.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [LFQB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqb.md) Troyes-Barberey Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [LFSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsi.md) Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base · 53 km / 33 mi
- [LFGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfgw.md) Verdun-Le Rozelier Airfield · 100 km / 62 mi
- [LFPM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpm.md) Melun-Villaroche Airfield · 114 km / 71 mi
- [AUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfla.md) Auxerre Branches airport · 115 km / 72 mi
- [LFQV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqv.md) Charleville-Mézières Ardennes-Etienne Riché Airfield · 117 km / 73 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [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)
- [Wikipedia: “Châlons Vatry Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Châlons_Vatry_Airport&oldid=1363027942), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/lfok/data