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Valenciennes-Denain Airfield
LFAVProuvy, FranceELEV 165 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lille Airport (LIL) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Valenciennes-Denain Airfield, listed as LFAV, is a mid-sized airport in Prouvy, France. Field elevation is 165 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list LFAV as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Lille Airport (LIL, 20 nm), Chièvres Air Base (EBCV, 21 nm), and Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK, 31 nm).
Trip costs from LFAV are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from LFAV to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
LFAV
IATA
—
FAA / Local
LFAV
Elevation
165 ft
Coordinates
50.3278° N · 3.4611° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs France fields
state range 7–3,362 ft
At 165 ft, LFAV sits lower than 77% of the 135 France fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 20nmLILLille AirportLesquin
- 21nmEBCVChièvres Air BaseChièvres
- 31nmKJKKortrijk-Wevelgem International AirportWevelgem
- 32nmLFAGPéronne Saint-Quentin AirfieldMonchy-Lagache, Somme
- 36nmHZBMerville-Calonne AirportMerville, Nord
- 39nmCRLBrussels South Charleroi AirportCharleroi
Location
Open the full mapLFAV · Valenciennes-Denain Airfield · Prouvy, France