Nice and friendly GA Airports in the area of Montpellier LFMT / Perpignan LFMP / Beziers LFMU

+1 for Avignon. IMHO the city is much nicer than Montpellier. However, you may have to park on the grass when it gets busy but it’s hard as concert.

One more idea: Nîmes (LFTW). Also a very nice city and the airport is affordable and relaxed.

I have a couple of helpful local contacts for Montpellier and Perpignan. Please do email if you need them.

Visited LFMT last week. All very easy and friendly.
Bowser was there within 15min (I used VISA).
Parking (on a hard surface) for two days. I haven’t received the invoice yet (had to fill in a form because there was nobody at the information desk)
Recommended if you like/need to fly IFR to the Mediterannee.

Is the above report on LFMT still current?

I may have to stop there for fuel tomorrow or Sunday, around mid-day.

Their number Standard AD : 04 67 20 85 00 has a French message on it, and there is no email in the AIP (other than handlers).

Would someone please be able to phone them and check that

• they have avgas and accept VISA
• they can do a fast turn-around (say 1hr max) regardless of airliner situation
• there will be someone to help with the fuel pump (I can’t speak French and the phone camera translate often fails to work)
• it is OK for a UK pilot to stop there for fuel (France would quarantine a UK person normally, due to the current ban on UK arrivals)
• I won’t have a PCR test
• I won’t need a toilet

It is obviously risky for me to do this, because if the plane doesn’t start, or the card does not authorise (I had 3 before my trip; one has been cancelled by the bak for reasons unknown (Halifax)) etc then I will be taken into quarantine, which will be a disaster at work where someone is going into hospital.

AIUI there is no PPR requirement.

Arrival would be from Croatia LDLO and departure to the UK EGKA.

LF_AD_2_LFMT_en_2021_03_25_pdf

The French message says to call +33 8 25 830 003 (extra expensive number with surcharge 12¢/min). That number then says “press 2 for English”. The AIP also contains the number +33 4 67 65 10 70 for the fuel station.

I pressed 1 for French and got the following information:

• They have avgas and accept VISA.
• One must do a “flight notification” to the email address [email protected]; they forward to the Customs / Border Force and the latters decide whether they come talk to you or not.
• Questions around PCR tests, quarantine, etc should be asked to the same email address in the same email as the flight notification, they will forward the question to the Customs/Border force, and forward the answer back.

Given the answers above, I didn’t press the UK issue specifically, I suggest to address it in the same email.

@lionel beat me to it.

Many thanks. I have emailed LFMT. I will still try to fly direct LDLO-EGKA because it avoids the “entrapment” risk if there is any issue there. I’ve had too many “3 hour experiences” at French and Spanish airports

No luck:

< [email protected] >

I am re-sending to [email protected]

Huge problems with Orange in France at the moment, I’ll try again later if you aren’t already sorted.

Peter wrote:

No luck:
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< [email protected] >

I am re-sending to [email protected]

Yes, typo, sorry.