Airports / France / VHY
Vichy-Charmeil Airport
LFLV / VHYCharmeil, Allier, FranceELEV 817 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
25 nm
To the nearest alternate
Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Charmeil, Allier, France, Vichy-Charmeil Airport (LFLV / VHY) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 817 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into VHY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE, 25 nm), Roanne-Renaison Airport (RNE, 26 nm), and Saint-Yan Airport (SYT, 29 nm).
Charter pricing from VHY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Charmeil, Allier.
Field capability
ICAO
LFLV
IATA
VHY
FAA / Local
LFLV
Elevation
817 ft
Coordinates
46.1697° N · 3.4036° 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 817 ft, VHY sits higher than 79% 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.
- 25nmCFEClermont-Ferrand Auvergne airportClermont-Ferrand
- 26nmRNERoanne-Renaison AirportSaint-Léger-sur-Roanne
- 29nmSYTSaint-Yan AirportL'Hôpital-le-Mercier, Saône-et-Loire
- 43nmMCUMontluçon-Guéret AirportLépaud, Creuse
- 51nmNVSNevers-Fourchambault AirportMarzy, Nièvre
- 53nmEBUSaint-Étienne-Bouthéon AirportAndrézieux-Bouthéon, Loire
Location
Open the full mapLFLV · Vichy-Charmeil Airport · Charmeil, Allier, France