Le Touquet–Côte d'Opale Airport

Le Touquet–Elizabeth II Airport (French: Aéroport Le Touquet–Elizabeth II; IATA: LTQ, ICAO: LFAT) is 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) east-southeast of Le Touquet,^[1] a commune of the Pas-de-Calais department on the coast of northern France.

Le Touquet–Elizabeth II International Airport Aéroport International Le Touquet Elizabeth II
IATA: LTQ ICAO: LFAT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Société d'economie mixte de l'aéroport du Touquet (SEMAT)
Serves	Le Touquet, France
Location	Le Touquet
Elevation AMSL	21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	50°30′53″N 001°37′39″E
Website	aeroport-letouquet.com
Maps
Location of Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in France
LFAT Location of airport in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 1,850 6,070 Paved
Source: French AIP[1]

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, the airport was renamed in her honour.^[2]

The passenger terminal is open 09:00–20:00. There are three flying clubs and most of them also give flying lessons; two of them are helicopter schools and clubs.

Airlines and destinations

As of November 2018, there are no more scheduled services after the only operator, LyddAir, ceased its route to Lydd.

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at LTQ airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

• On 2 May 1981, Aer Lingus Flight 164, a Boeing 737-200 carrying 108 passengers and crew, was hijacked on a flight from Dublin Airport in Ireland to London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. The hijacker had the pilots fly the aircraft to Le Touquet where it then stood for nearly 10 hours before French armed forces troops stormed the aircraft and apprehended the suspect. No one was killed or injured.

Appearances in media

• Le Touquet airport is featured in the Microsoft Flight Simulator X mission Flying Blind Across The Channel, in which the player flies a Cessna 172 from Manston Airport in Kent, UK on a foggy day using instrument flight rules.^{[citation needed]}