France Air Expo gets underway at Paris Le Bourget on June 7-9. Here’s all you need to know to access this popular business aviation destination.

Paris Le Bourget

IATA: LBG
ICAO: LFPB
N 48° 58.2′ E 02° 26.5′
Mag Var: 2.0°W
Elevation: 220′
Fuel: Jet, Jet A-1
Time Zone Info: GMT+2

Operational Information

Operating hours: 0040-2000
There is a parking restriction on the airport demo zone
There is no restriction on all other parking
UAS Fuel Service JETA1 available at all aprons
Average lead time for permit approval is 1 working day (CAA is closed weekends)
Overflight and landing permits are required for non-scheduled flights
Private flights don’t require overflight and landing permits
Application requires information on the aircraft type, registration, and operator
There are no parking restrictions
No active NOTAMs

French Immigration

Non-EU Passengers

A visa is required
A Schengen visa is also valid for French Guiana, French West Indies, and Reunion, provided it’s endorsed with the following: “Also valid for French territories being in observation of the respective French territories”

EU Passengers

A valid passport and/or country ID is required
No visa is required

Non-EU Crew

A passport and General Declaration Form are required
Crew members must wear their uniforms and the duration of their stay must be according to the General Declaration

EU Crew

A passport and General Declaration Form required
Crew members must wear their uniforms and the duration of their stay must be according to the General Declaration

Note:

Visitors who do not hold return/onward tickets could be refused entry
Passports and passport replacing documents issued more than ten years prior to date of travel will not be accepted
Visitors are required to hold proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay as well as documents required for their next destination

French Customs

EU citizens

There is free import for passengers arriving with goods purchased within the EU for personal use only. This including the French Overseas Departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, and Reunion.

Tobacco products, for passengers aged 17 and above: (1 of the following)

800 cigarettes
400 cigarillos
200 cigars
1kg of pipe or cigarette tobacco

Alcoholic beverages, for passengers aged 17 years and above:

10 liters of spirits over 22%
20 liters of alcoholic beverages less than 22%
90 liters of wine (though no more than 60 liters of sparkling wine)
110 liters of beer

Non-EU citizens

Free import to passengers arriving from non-EU Member States (including Canary Islands, Channel Islands):

Tobacco products, for passengers aged 17 years and over: (1 of the following)

200 cigarettes
100 cigarillos (max. 3g each)
50 cigars
250g of smoking tobacco
A proportional mix of these products

Alcoholic beverages, for passengers aged 17 years and above: (1 of the following)

1 liter of spirits over 22% volume, or non-denatured ethyl alcohol with more than 80% volume
2 liters of spirits or aperitifs made of wine or similar beverages less than 22% volume, or sparkling wines or liqueur wines
A proportional mix of these products

And in addition:

4 liters still wine and 16 liters of beer; medicines for personal requirements and other goods up to a total value of EUR 430 (per adult) or EUR 90 for those aged under 15.

Note: Such amounts cannot be cumulated by several people.

Products of animal origin, not originating from an EU Member State, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino or Switzerland, are not permitted to be imported into an EU Member State, with the exception of limited amounts from Andorra, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and small amounts of specific products from other countries.ort of gold must be declared with the exception of personal jewelry weighing under 500 grams.

Baggage Clearance

Baggage can be cleared at any airport in France
The baggage of passengers whose destination is outside France in transit via Paris, International Airport Charles de Gaulle or Orly are exempt

Airport Embarkation Tax: No airport tax is levied on passengers

For more information on France Air Expo, click here

For flight support with your operations to Air Expo France Le Bourget 2018, contact UAS