Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France)

IATA: CFE ICAO: LFLC

Longest Active Runway

9,885 ft

3,013 meters

Field Elevation

1,090 ft

332 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

45.7867°, 3.1692°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#587 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,044 of 7558

Top 13.8% percentile worldwide

National Standing (France)

#9 of 9 in FR

#12 of 119 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CFE in numbers: 9,885 ft longest runway · #587 of 650 published · #1,044 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.8%) · #9 in France.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CFE lies at 332 m (1,090 ft), #184 of 650 published airports by elevation and 68.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 698 ft above the France median (392 ft, 9 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 80.6 NM, 13,124 ft. LYS has the radius's longest runway, 3,239 ft more than CFE.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,885 ft (3,013 m)

CFE runways: 08/26 9,885 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 08L/26R 2,953 × 161 ft grass; 01/19 2,313 × 197 ft grass. National standing: #9 of 9 in France; CDG leads by 3,944 ft (13,829 ft). −1.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	9,885 ft (3013 m / 3.013 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
08L/26R	2,953 ft (900 m / 0.900 km)	161 ft (49m)	`GRASS`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active
01/19	2,313 ft (705 m / 0.705 km)	197 ft (60m)	`GRASS`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône)	`LYS`	80.6 NM (149.3 km)	13,124 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →