# Vélizy-Villacoublay Air Base (VIY)

**Vélizy-Villacoublay Air Base** (IATA: VIY) is a medium airport in Vélizy-Villacoublay, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France. It opened in Aug 1936. It has one runway, 1,813 m (5,948 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by French Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VIY / —
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: French Air Force
- Serves: Vélizy-Villacoublay, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
- Opened: Aug 1936
- Elevation: 178 m / 584 ft
- Coordinates: 48.7744, 2.2031
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,813 m / 5,948 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9lizy-Villacoublay_Air_Base (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1894366
- Weather station: LFPV · WMO 07147
- Ident: LFPV

## Timeline

- Aug 1936: Vélizy-Villacoublay Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,813 m / 5,948 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,813 m / 5,948 ft | =4,774 of 29,858 | =835 in Europe | #93 in FR |
| Elevation | 178 m / 584 ft | =25,670 of 43,403 | =2,444 in Europe | #594 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1936 | =649 of 15,079 | =368 in Europe | =56 in FR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =121 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | VILLA APP/DEP | 119.425 |
| APP | VILLA APP/DEP | 26.590 |
| GND | VILLA GND | 121.875 |
| OPS | VILLA OPS | 138.900 |
| TWR | VILLA TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [TNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpn.md) Toussus-le-Noble Airport · 7.5 km / 4.7 mi
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · 12 km / 7.7 mi
- [LBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpb.md) Paris-Le Bourget International Airport · 27 km / 17 mi
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [POX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpt.md) Pontoise-Cormeilles Aerodrome · 38 km / 23 mi
- [LFPM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpm.md) Melun-Villaroche Airfield · 39 km / 24 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/lfpv/data