Saint-Inglevert Airfield

Saint-Inglevert
Aerial view of Saint-Inglevert Airfield.
IATA: none ICAO: LFIS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Aéroclub du Boulonnais
Location	Saint-Inglevert, Pas-de-Calais, France
Elevation AMSL	130 m / 430 ft
Coordinates	50°52′57″N 1°44′40″E / 50.88250°N 1.74444°E / 50.88250; 1.74444
Map
Saint-Inglevert
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 630 2,070 Concrete

Saint-Inglevert Airfield is a general aviation airfield at Saint-Inglevert, Pas-de-Calais,^{[Note 1]} France. In the First World War an airfield was established near Saint-Inglevert by the Royal Flying Corps, later passing to the Royal Air Force on formation and thus becoming RAF Saint Inglevert.^[1]

In 1920, a civil airfield was established on a different site which was a designated customs airfield. During the Second World War, Saint-Inglevert was occupied by the Royal Air Force and the Armée de l'Air. The airfield was captured by the Germans towards the end of the Battle of France and occupied by the Luftwaffe. It was abandoned in 1941, but in 1943 field artillery units were based around the airfield as part of the Atlantic Wall. Although civil flying returned to Saint-Inglevert post-war, the airfield was abandoned in 1957 and returned to agriculture. It was reopened by l'Aéroclub du Boulonnais (English: Boulogne Aero Club) in 1986.