Valence-Chabeuil Airport – VAF Valence
Valence-Chabeuil Airport is a public-used military airport with a designated IATA airport code of VAF that is located in Valence, Department of Drome, Rhodes-Alpes Region in France. The airport is owned by the Department of Drome and is being managed by Syndicat Mixte de Gestion catering the air traffic operations of Valence, the capital of French Drome Department. Valence-Chabeuil Airport is utilized by the French Military Air Force mainly for private recreational transport or for general aviation and doesn’t cater to any commercial airline flight service.
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Valence-Chabeuil Airport resides in an elevation of 525meters with three runways, one asphalt-surfaced and two grass-surfaced. The airport serves as the hub airfield of the French Air Force before the World War II. It was then used by the German Wehrmacht called Luffwaffe, and was then controlled in August 1944 by the United States Army. In present year, Valence-Chabeuil Airport has modern facilities with parallel grass-surfaced runway capable of accommodating large aircrafts. It also has a separate hangars and parking slots solely designated for the French Air Force.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Novotel Valence Sud is 4-star riverside hotel, while Mercure Valence Sud is 4-star modest hotel. Both are located near Valence-Chabeuil Airport. These two hotels offer free parking slots, spa and indoor/outdoor pool.
Montelimar Ancone Airport (XMK) is the nearest airfield from Valence-Chabeuil Airport, which is approximately 30.5 miles or a 36-minute drive. It is a public-used small airfield catering the Annecy region in France.
