Airports / France / LIL
Lille Airport
LFQQ / LILLesquin, FranceELEV 157 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Lesquin, France, Lille Airport (LFQQ / LIL) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 157 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list LIL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK, 16 nm), Merville-Calonne Airport (HZB, 18 nm), and Valenciennes-Denain Airfield (LFAV, 20 nm).
Trip costs from LIL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Aéroport de Lille. Lille-Lesquin Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from LIL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
LFQQ
IATA
LIL
FAA / Local
LFQQ
Elevation
157 ft
Coordinates
50.5666° N · 3.1024° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs France fields
state range 7–3,362 ft
At 157 ft, LIL sits lower 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.
- 16nmKJKKortrijk-Wevelgem International AirportWevelgem
- 18nmHZBMerville-Calonne AirportMerville, Nord
- 20nmLFAVValenciennes-Denain AirfieldProuvy
- 28nmEBCVChièvres Air BaseChièvres
- 36nmEBFNKoksijde Air BaseKoksijde
- 39nmOSTOstend-Bruges International AirportOostende
Location
Open the full mapLFQQ · Lille Airport · Lesquin, France
