Envision, if you will, open fields stretching before you. This is Lens – Bénifontaine Airfield. Located just 3 km north of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais. It is a place where the spirit of aviation thrives.
Lens – Bénifontaine Airfield is open to the public. It welcomes those passionate about aerial activities. Here, light aviation takes flight. Enthusiasts enjoy aerobatics and helicopter rides. Even parachuting and aeromodelling find their space here.
This airfield has two grass runways. One runs south to north. It measures 1,070 meters long and 60 meters wide. The other stretches east to west. This one is 760 meters long and 60 meters wide.
Notably, Lens – Bénifontaine Airfield operates without a control tower. Pilots communicate via radio frequency 123.355 MHz. This frequency is shared with Laon – Chambry and Fretoy-le-Château airfields. It requires pilots to be particularly aware and communicative.
The Lens – Bénifontaine Airfield also features several key facilities. There is a parking area for aircraft. Hangars provide shelter and maintenance space. For refueling, a 100LL fuel station is available. And if you get hungry, a restaurant is on site.
Several clubs and schools call Lens – Bénifontaine Airfield home. The Aéroclub Gaston Vailler de Lens-Bénifontaine is based here. The Centre École Régional de Parachutisme de Lens offers skydiving training. Aéro nord ULM caters to ultralight aviation enthusiasts. Model Air Club Lens Bénifontaine attracts aeromodellers. Aviation Passion also operates from this location.
Do you know how high we are here? The Lens – Bénifontaine Airfield sits at an altitude of 52 meters. Or 170 feet above sea level. Its coordinates are 50° 27′ 59″ north and 2° 49′ 11″ east.
Lens – Bénifontaine Airfield is identified by the ICAO code LFQL. Remember that the information is subject to change. The Service de l’information aéronautique or the airfield manager can modify details without prior notice.
From here, several other airports are within relatively close range. Merville Calonne Airport lies 11.3 miles away at a heading of 322°. Lille Lesquin Airport is 11.8 miles away at 060°.
Imagine the early aviators. They felt the same thrill in these skies. The Lens – Bénifontaine Airfield may be humble. But it’s a place where dreams take flight. A place where the sky is not the limit.