Airports / Switzerland / LSGC
Les Eplatures Airport
LSGCLa Chaux-de-Fonds, SwitzerlandELEV 3,368 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Payerne Air Base (VIP) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Les Eplatures Airport (LSGC) sits in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 3,368 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
LSGC has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Payerne Air Base (VIP, 15 nm), Montbéliard-Courcelles Airfield (LFSM, 24 nm), and Grenchen Airfield (LSZG, 26 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LSGC vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LSGC, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LSGC
IATA
—
FAA / Local
LSGC
Elevation
3,368 ft
Coordinates
47.0839° N · 6.7928° 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 Switzerland fields
state range 915–5,600 ft
At 3,368 ft, LSGC sits higher than 85% of the 13 Switzerland fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 15nmVIPPayerne Air BasePayerne
- 24nmLFSMMontbéliard-Courcelles AirfieldCourcelles-lès-Montbéliard
- 26nmLSZGGrenchen AirfieldGrenchen
- 31nmBRNBern AirportBern
- 41nmLFQWVesoul-Frotey AirfieldFrotey-lès-Vesoul, Haute-Saône
- 43nmBSLEuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBâle / Mulhouse
Location
Open the full mapLSGC · Les Eplatures Airport · La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland