Vitry en Artois Airfield

LFQS · Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France

About Vitry en Artois Airfield

ICAO LFQS
FIR Paris FIR
Region Hauts-de-France
Country France
Runways 12/30
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 50.3383, 2.99333   502018N 0025936E
Coordinates (Center) 50.33809, 2.99019   502017N 0025925E
Variation 1.9° E (2024)
Timezone Paris (+1 h)
Local time Mar 29, 2024 09:12

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
12 121° 119° 900 m 100 m Grass 50.3360 2.9956
30 301° 299° 50.3402 2.9847

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Vitry en Artois Airfield

Vitry en Artois Airfield is a small airport in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France. The airport is located at latitude 50.33809 and longitude 2.99019. The airport has one runway: 12/30. The ICAO airport code of this field is LFQS. Nearby other airfields are Arras Roclincourt Airfield, Lens Benifontaine Airfield, Lille-Lesquin Airport, Cambrai Niergnies Airfield and Aéroport Valenciennes-Denain.

Vitry en Artois Airfield does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Lille-Lesquin Airport, which is 26 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Paris.

Vitry en Artois Airfield is in the timezone of Europe/Paris. Difference with UTC is +1 h. Today the sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 19:15. This applies to Vitry en Artois Airfield, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Usine Renault Heliport FR-0133 4.3 km 051°
Bois Bernard FR-0598 7.0 km 307°
Polyclinique Heliport FR-0132 7.1 km 306°
Douai Centre Hospitalier FR-0708 7.9 km 090°
Arras Roclincourt Airfield LFQD 13 km 263°
Arras Centre Hospitalier FR-0544 17 km 254°
Lens Benifontaine Airfield LFQL 19 km 319°
Lille-Lesquin Airport LFQQ 26 km 016°
Cambrai Niergnies Airfield LFYG 29 km 138°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Cambrai CMB VORTAC 17 km 136°
Lesquin LEQ VOR-DME 26 km 015°
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