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General
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Le Bourget is not only known for the bianual Salon, but also for its huge amount of executive movements. Most of the French bizjets and props are based here. There are a lot of hangars around the field and most of them are open during weekdays. At the north side of the field is the maintenance facility of Dassault, there are almost always some exotic Falcons in- or outside. Also on the field is the Musée de l'Air that houses numerous aircraft including a Boeing 747 and a Concorde.
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Musée de L'Air
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This is the famous French Air Museum, it is on the site where the Salon is held every two years. There are a lot of aircraft parked outside to take a nice picture of. And also inside are a lot of interesting planes. Just to the right of it is a platform where larger executive aircraft are parked.
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The Hangars Along The Road
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Le Bourget has one long main road, it takes you along every hangar and apron, all the way up to the end of the field. You have to sneak in every road between the hangars to make sure you don't miss anything, as sometimes the aircraft are packed together and thus blocking the view. Also it is possible to take some nice shots through and over the fence. If you get to spot number 2, you have a good view over the maintenance facility of Air France, this is also the place where the French Air Force DC-8s get their maintenance. On to spot 3 now…
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The Main Apron
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If you continue, you get to the main apron, this is where most of the visiting aircraft load and unload their passengers. At the left side of the Transair Hangar there was an opening in the fence where you had a look over the apron, but there's a wall now. So if you walk up the road, next to the gate, you can see a bit from there as well. But beware of the notorious French Gendarmes inside the office…
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Dassault Falcon Service
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The last spot on your long walk is the Dassault Falcon Service facility. If you follow the road next to it to the left up to the fence, you're very close to the main taxiway. As it is a very busy place here, you can take nice photos through the fence of aircraft taxiing by and of the parked aircraft at Dassault. There are also a lot of nice Falcons parked inside for maintenance, but unfortunately, they masked the windows a couple of years back, so it is quite hard to see through. But when it's dark and the lights are on inside, you have a good view. At the opposite side of Dassault are also a couple of hangars, you can check them out by going back to the main road and follow it all the way to the back.
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Getting There
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Bus 350 takes you from Charles de Gaulle via Le Bourget to Gare du Nord. At the very south side of the airport, just after passing the Motorway, is Le Bourget RER station. From here you have a local train downtown.
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Photo: Mark van der Molen
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Photo: Edward van Altena
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Based
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A319CJ
Falcon 10
Falcon 20
Falcon 50
Falcon 900
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Falcon 50
Falcon 900
P180
SN601
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Falcon 20
Falcon 50
Falcon 900
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B737-400
B737-800
Ce560
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Falcon 10
Falcon 50
Falcon 900
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Beech 1900
F28
Falcon 50
Falcon 900
Fokker 100
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Neighbourhood Airports
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Paris-Charles de Gaulle
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The busiest airport of Paris |
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Paris-Orly
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The second airport of Paris |
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Paris-Héliport
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A small, but nice helicopter field in downtown Paris |
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Toussus-le-Noble
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A big general aviation field |
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Pontoise
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Small General Aviation field with some biz(prop) traffic. |
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More Info
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Le Bourget Info
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Justin Palmers excellent site with a lot of Le Bourget info, including a list of current residents |
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Preserved
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Various
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As the Musée de l'Air is on the field, a lot of different aircraft are preserved here
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Frequencies
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118.4
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Pre flight
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121.9
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Ground
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120.0
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ATIS
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118.925
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Tower
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119.1
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Tower
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118.15
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De Gaulle Approach
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119.85
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De Gaulle Approach
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121.15
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De Gaulle Approach
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125.825
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De Gaulle Approach
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126.425
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De Gaulle Approach
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124.35
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De Gaulle Departure
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131.2
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De Gaulle Departure
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133.375
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De Gaulle Departure
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