# Chartres-Métropole Airfield (LFOR)

**Chartres-Métropole Airfield** (ICAO: LFOR) is a small airport in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It opened in 1909. It has one runway, 840 m (2,756 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LFOR
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France
- Opened: 1909
- Elevation: 155 m / 509 ft
- Coordinates: 48.4575, 1.5198
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 840 m / 2,756 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: https://www.chartres-metropole.fr/nos-missions/equipements-culturels-et-sportifs-dinteret-communautaire/aerodrome-de-chartres
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartres_%E2%80%93_Champhol_Aerodrome (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1836780
- Weather station: LFOR · WMO 07143
- Ident: LFOR

## Timeline

- 1909: Chartres-Métropole Airfield opens.
- 2012: Renamed Aérodrome de Chartres-Métropole.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 840 m / 2,756 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 840 m / 2,756 ft | =18,136 of 29,858 | =1,851 in Europe | =307 in FR |
| Elevation | 155 m / 509 ft | =26,903 of 43,403 | =2,691 in Europe | =657 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1909 | =12 of 15,079 | =6 in Europe | =3 in FR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =121 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/A | Chartres | 119.205 |

## Nearby airports

- [FR-1104](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fr-1104.md) La Saussaye Airfield · 5.6 km / 3.5 mi
- [FR-0714](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fr-0714.md) Houville La Branche Airfield · 8.1 km / 5.0 mi
- [LFFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lffl.md) Bailleau Armenonville Airfield · 11 km / 6.8 mi
- [FR-1326](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fr-1326.md) Champseru Airfield · 13 km / 7.8 mi
- [FR-0499](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fr-0499.md) Les Ailes d'Eure et Loir Airfield · 15 km / 9.4 mi
- [FR-0711](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fr-0711.md) Loulappe Airfield · 18 km / 11 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/lfor/data