Paris-Le Bourget Airport

Paris–Le Bourget Airport Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-54
IATA: LBG ICAO: LFPB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aéroports de Paris
Location	Le Bourget
Elevation AMSL	220 ft / 67 m
Coordinates	48°58′10″N 002°26′29″E / 48.96944°N 2.44139°E / 48.96944; 2.44139 (Paris - Le Bourget Airport)Coordinates: 48°58′10″N 002°26′29″E / 48.96944°N 2.44139°E / 48.96944; 2.44139 (Paris - Le Bourget Airport)
Map
LBG Location of Paris–Le Bourget Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,665 8,743 Bituminous concrete 07/25 3,000 9,843 Bituminous concrete 09/27 1,845 6,053 Bituminous concrete
Source: French AIP French AIP at EUROCONTROL

Paris–Le Bourget Airport (French: Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget) (IATA: LBG, ICAO: LFPB) is an airport located within portions of the communes of Le Bourget, Bonneuil-en-France, Dugny and Gonesse, 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) north-northeast (NNE) of Paris, France. It is now used only for general aviation including business jet operations. It also hosts air shows, most notably the Paris Air Show.

The airport started commercial operations in 1919 and was Paris's only airport until the construction of Orly Airport in 1932. It is famous as the landing site for Charles Lindbergh's historic solo transatlantic crossing in 1927 and as the departure point two weeks earlier for the French biplane The White Bird (L'Oiseau Blanc), which took off in its own attempt at a transatlantic flight but then mysteriously disappeared.

On 25 June 1940, Adolf Hitler began his first and only tour of Paris, with Albert Speer and an entourage, from Le Bourget Airport.

On 16 June 1961, the Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected at Le Bourget Airport.

In 1977, Le Bourget was closed to international airline traffic and in 1980 to regional airline traffic, but remains serving both domestic and international business aviation. Since 1975, Le Bourget Airport has hosted the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, France's main state-owned aviation museum. Following the discontinuation of regular commercial traffic in 1977, space available to house museum collections and displays has progressively increased.