Private jets at Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport
Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc (Chambéry Aix-les-Bains in the AIP) sits between Chambéry and Aix-les-Bains with a 2,020 m runway in mountainous terrain. In the ski season (1 December to 30 April) every flight needs prior permission through the airport's business aviation terminal, winter weekends are schedule-facilitated with arrivals capped at 5 an hour, and customs officers work at the business terminal. The AIP requires operators of commercial flights to brief and train their captains for Chambéry's approach and departure procedures.
- Longest runway
- 2,020 m
- Codes
- CMF · LFLB
- Business aviation handling
- Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc business aviation terminal (VINCI Airports Executive Handling)
See also Private jets to Courchevel.
One of 9 airports in our Alps guide.
Charter a private jet to Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport
Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc, which calls itself the closest airport to the Alpine ski resorts, has a 2,020 m runway between Chambéry and Aix-les-Bains. From 1 December to 30 April every flight needs prior permission through the airport's business aviation terminal, and winter weekends are capped at 5 arrivals an hour. Because of the mountains, commercial operators must train their captains for Chambéry, so the choice of aircraft and crew matters.
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What the private terminal is like at Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc
The airport describes a business aviation terminal with mountain chalet décor next to the aircraft parking, with lounges, work areas and a customs and immigration office. It was created in 2006 and renovated with the main terminal in 2016.
Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc business aviation terminal (VINCI Airports Executive Handling)
Run by the airport operator (SEACA, VINCI Airports), which handles business flights and takes the prior-permission, slot and customs requests through MyHandling. The terminal is next to the aircraft parking, with lounges and work areas that can be booked privately, multilingual staff, transfer and hotel arrangements, and an on-site customs and immigration office. Radio 130.5 MHz.
Customs at Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc, step by step
What happens on an international flight, in the order you meet it. We handle the paperwork with the operator.
- When you book, we ask for each passenger's passport details for the operator.
- The operator requests prior permission through the airport's MyHandling system. In winter it is granted by slot and parking availability, so weekend dates are best confirmed early.
- The business terminal sends French customs a prior notice with each passenger's full identity and nationality 24 hours before arrival. This applies to every flight into France, from Schengen countries too.
- In winter, customs officers work at the business terminal and carry out immigration and customs checks there. In summer they come on request.
- Passengers wait in the business terminal next to the aircraft, open 07:30-21:00 local daily in winter.
Which private jets can use Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc?
On runway length, every turboprop, very light jet, light jet, super light jet, midsize jet, super midsize, heavy jet and ultra long range type is within it; some VIP airliner types fit, others only with less fuel or fewer passengers. The check below uses each type's published take-off distance at maximum weight, at sea level on a 15°C day. Heat, altitude, a wet runway and the operator's own rules can need more, so we confirm it for your aircraft and date.
For every commercial aeroplane flight, the operator must write Chambéry-specific instructions and the captain must have theoretical training on its procedures. Night flights, and flights in weather below a 3,500 ft ceiling and 5,000 m visibility, also need simulator or on-site training. The runway 18 approach is steep at 4.46 degrees, runway 36 has only a visual procedure, and landing distance is 1,790 m on runway 18 and 1,840 m on runway 36. There are no hangars, and winter weekend overnight parking is limited.
| Aircraft class | On this runway |
|---|---|
| Turboprop 5–8 seats · take-off 730–1,000 m · Pilatus PC-12 NGX | Yes |
| Very light jet 4–5 seats · take-off 630–1,100 m | Yes |
| Light jet 6–7 seats · take-off 960–1,200 m · Embraer Phenom 300E | Yes |
| Super light jet 7–8 seats · take-off 820–1,350 m | Yes |
| Midsize jet 8–9 seats · take-off 1,100–1,660 m · Cessna Citation XLS+ | Yes |
| Super midsize 9–10 seats · take-off 1,400–1,600 m · Bombardier Challenger 350 | Yes |
| Heavy jet 12–14 seats · take-off 1,430–1,780 m · Dassault Falcon 7X | Yes |
| Ultra long range 13–19 seats · take-off 1,700–1,970 m · Bombardier Global 7500 | Yes, though the longest-legged types need a performance check |
| VIP airliner 18–50+ seats · take-off 1,500–2,100 m | Some types (4 of 5); others with less fuel or fewer passengers |
Worth knowing before you fly
- In the ski season every flight needs prior permission through the airport's MyHandling system, and winter weekends are capped at 5 arrivals an hour. Saturday and Sunday slots go early, and if Chambéry is full the airport offers Grenoble or the Lyon airports instead.
- Not every crew can fly into Chambéry. Commercial operators must brief and train their captains for its mountain procedures, and night flights or arrivals in low cloud need simulator or on-site training, so the operator is chosen with Chambéry in mind.
- Overnight parking on Friday to Sunday nights in winter is limited and there are no hangars, so for a week's skiing the aircraft may need to reposition and come back for the return.
- In winter, customs officers work at the business terminal. Every flight, including from Schengen countries, needs a customs prior notice with full passenger details 24 hours before arrival, which the terminal files.
Events Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc serves
From our events calendar: what the airport is used for, and the transfer to the venue on an ordinary day.
Christmas and New Year in the Alps
About 1 hour 15 minutes by road to Courchevel, about an hour to Méribel.
Private jets to the Alps for Christmas and New YearFebruary half term in the Alps
About 1 hour 15 minutes by road to Courchevel, about an hour to Méribel.
Private jets to the Alps for February half termEaster in the Alps
About 1 hour 15 minutes by road to Courchevel, about an hour to Méribel.
Private jets to the Alps for EasterOperating information
For business and private flights. Details change, so we check them again for your date.
Airport
| Opening hours | ATS 07:00-20:00 (AIP, UTC winter basis, one hour earlier in UTC in summer, so 08:00-21:00 local all year), from 06:00 (07:00 local) on Saturdays in the winter facilitation period; extensions are announced on the tower frequency and ATIS. The airport says to check NOTAMs for tower hours. Airport administration 08:00-17:00 (AIP). Jet A1 (AIP, local equivalents): 1 December-30 April 08:00-20:30 daily; 1 May-30 November Monday-Friday 08:00-20:30 and weekends 09:30-18:30, matching the airport's own refuelling hours. Business aviation terminal: in winter (1 December-30 April) 07:30-21:00 local daily; from 1 May to 30 November 08:30-18:30 Monday-Friday and 09:00-18:00 at weekends and on public holidays, with extensions on at least 24 hours' notice. The main airport site says the business terminal is open to 22:00 on Fridays in winter and closes from mid-April, opening on request. |
|---|---|
| Prior permission | Winter period (1 December-30 April): all commercial and private flights must request prior permission online through the airport's MyHandling system, and it is granted according to slot and parking availability. In the AIP's winter facilitation period (days from mid-December to mid-April, set by NOTAM), IFR business flights must request through MyHandling, which issues a COHOR authorisation number that goes in item 18 of the flight plan (RMK/ASL...). From 1 May to 30 November no prior permission is needed. The AIP asks for handling requests 48 hours ahead. |
| Customs and immigration | Customs on request with 24 hours' notice (AIP); for handled flights the request goes through MyHandling. The airport says every flight into or out of France, Schengen or not, must send a customs prior-notice form with the full identity and nationality of passengers and crew 24 hours before arrival, and the business terminal does this for handled flights. In winter, customs officers are based at the business terminal and carry out immigration and customs checks; in summer they are not at the airport and come on request. |
| Slots | Schedule-facilitated airport on certain periods of the year (French Ministry list, updated 17 July 2026; designated by order of 30 July 2013). The AIP sets the facilitation period as days from mid-December to mid-April, published by NOTAM; the airport says facilitation applies at winter weekends, with a maximum of 5 arrival slots an hour. Unused slots at airports in the same terminal area are released 10 days before arrival, and the airport keeps a waitlist. If it cannot offer a slot or parking, it transfers the request to Grenoble, Lyon-Bron or Lyon-Saint Exupéry, and back again if a Chambéry slot frees up. COHOR lists Chambéry as an IATA Level 2 airport. |
| Noise and night restrictions | No noise abatement procedures are published (AD 2.21 is empty). |
| Aircraft parking | Parking is granted with the winter prior permission, according to availability, and overnight parking on Friday to Sunday nights in winter is limited and decided case by case. There is no hangar space for visiting aircraft (AIP and airport). The AIP sets nose-in parking on stands 1 to 19N and chocks on stands 20 to 28; stands 41 to 46 are closed in winter (1 December to the second Sunday in April) and stands 48 and L1 to L4 outside it. The airport gives 10 remote stands on a 35,000 m2 apron. |
| De-icing | Provided (AIP): Type 1 and Type 2 fluid, with no de-icing or anti-icing while engines are running. The runway, taxiways and stands are cleared in a published priority order under the snow plan. |
| Other restrictions | Because of the surrounding mountains, the AIP requires crews to be familiar with Chambéry's approach, missed approach, circling and departure procedures. For every commercial aeroplane flight, and non-commercial flights in aeroplanes with more than 19 passenger seats, the operator must write Chambéry-specific instructions (wind, turbulence, terrain, lake and mountain effects, energy management, high workload), and the captain must have theoretical training on the procedures. Night operations, and operations in weather below a 3,500 ft ceiling and 5,000 m visibility, also need training on a suitable simulator or on-site training in good weather in an aircraft of the same category; compliance is checked at ramp inspections. The final approach to runway 18 is steep, at 4.46 degrees (7.8%). Runway 36 has only a visual procedure with a prescribed track, on which the runway 36 PAPI may not be used beyond 5 NM, ground references are compulsory and speed must be under 160 kt. Declared landing distance is 1,790 m on runway 18 and 1,840 m on runway 36 (take-off run 2,020 m and 1,980 m). Aircraft unable to meet the climb gradient of the runway 36 westbound departures must use the BELUS departure, with ATC approval and possible delays. Low-visibility take-offs are allowed only above 400 m RVR during ATS hours, and the ILS is Category I. Fire cover is category 7, with level and hours announced by NOTAM and no cover outside them. |
Runways
| 18/36 | 2,020 m, asphalt (bituminous concrete) |
|---|---|
| 18L/36R | 700 m, grass |
By road
| Chambéry | About 4.5 NM (8 km) north-north-west of the town (AIP) |
|---|---|
| Aix-les-Bains | About 3.5 NM (6.5 km) south-south-west of the town (AIP) |
Flying times
Airports near Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc
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More airport guides nearby: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport, Lyon-Bron Airport, Sion Airport, Gstaad Saanen Airport.
Questions
Is there a private terminal at Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport?
Yes. The airport describes a business aviation terminal with mountain chalet décor next to the aircraft parking, with lounges, work areas and a customs and immigration office. It was created in 2006 and renovated with the main terminal in 2016.
What are Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport's opening hours for private flights?
ATS 07:00-20:00 (AIP, UTC winter basis, one hour earlier in UTC in summer, so 08:00-21:00 local all year), from 06:00 (07:00 local) on Saturdays in the winter facilitation period; extensions are announced on the tower frequency and ATIS. The airport says to check NOTAMs for tower hours. Airport administration 08:00-17:00 (AIP). Jet A1 (AIP, local equivalents): 1 December-30 April 08:00-20:30 daily; 1 May-30 November Monday-Friday 08:00-20:30 and weekends 09:30-18:30, matching the airport's own refuelling hours. Business aviation terminal: in winter (1 December-30 April) 07:30-21:00 local daily; from 1 May to 30 November 08:30-18:30 Monday-Friday and 09:00-18:00 at weekends and on public holidays, with extensions on at least 24 hours' notice. The main airport site says the business terminal is open to 22:00 on Fridays in winter and closes from mid-April, opening on request.
Can I clear customs at Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport on a private flight?
Customs on request with 24 hours' notice (AIP); for handled flights the request goes through MyHandling. The airport says every flight into or out of France, Schengen or not, must send a customs prior-notice form with the full identity and nationality of passengers and crew 24 hours before arrival, and the business terminal does this for handled flights. In winter, customs officers are based at the business terminal and carry out immigration and customs checks; in summer they are not at the airport and come on request.
What size of private jet can use Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc?
The longest runway is 2,020 m. Going by each type's published take-off distance at maximum weight: every turboprop, very light jet, light jet, super light jet, midsize jet, super midsize, heavy jet and ultra long range type is within it; some VIP airliner types fit, others only with less fuel or fewer passengers. For every commercial aeroplane flight, the operator must write Chambéry-specific instructions and the captain must have theoretical training on its procedures. Night flights, and flights in weather below a 3,500 ft ceiling and 5,000 m visibility, also need simulator or on-site training. The runway 18 approach is steep at 4.46 degrees, runway 36 has only a visual procedure, and landing distance is 1,790 m on runway 18 and 1,840 m on runway 36. There are no hangars, and winter weekend overnight parking is limited. The operator confirms performance for your aircraft, load and date.
Which events do people fly to Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc for?
On our events calendar: Christmas and New Year in the Alps (about 1 hour 15 minutes by road to Courchevel, about an hour to Méribel); February half term in the Alps (about 1 hour 15 minutes by road to Courchevel, about an hour to Méribel); Easter in the Alps (about 1 hour 15 minutes by road to Courchevel, about an hour to Méribel). Slots and parking fill early on event dates, so book as soon as your plans are firm.
What are the fees for a private jet at Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc?
Our quotes include landing and handling fees, along with fuel, crew and taxes. What the airport and handler charge depends mainly on the aircraft's size and the time of day. Out-of-hours, de-icing and special event fees can be extra, and we tell you which could apply before you book.
Can we have catering on a private flight to Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc?
Yes. Tell us what you would like when you book and the operator orders it for the flight. Depending on the operator and region it is either included or charged separately, and we tell you which before you book.
Checked 13 November 2026 from the official AIP and published airport, government and handler information (sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr, chambery-airport.com, chambery-business-airport.com, ecologie.gouv.fr, cohor.org). Not for operational use; we confirm everything for your flight.
