FLUGHAFEN · CEQ · LFMD
Cannes-Mandelieu Airport
Cannes · France
Cannes-Mandelieu (LFMD) sits eight kilometres west of La Croisette and is the closest paved runway to the Cannes Palais des Festivals, the Yachting Festival jetties and the Antibes/Cap d'Antibes hotel belt. With a published 1,540 m × 45 m runway, no airline traffic and dedicated FBO handling, it is a Riviera arrival for jets within the 35 t MTOW limit — provided the aircraft, performance and slot windows align.
Einordnung
Cannes-Mandelieu is performance-restricted: the runway is fine for Citation XLS+, Phenom 300, Challenger 350 and similar, but heavy and ULR aircraft (Global 7500, G650, Falcon 8X) must reposition to Nice. The airport enforces a strict slot quota during the May Cannes Film Festival, June Yacht Show and September Yachting Festival — slots lock 2–4 weeks ahead. Outside event weeks Cannes-Mandelieu remains one of the easiest French Riviera airports to operate into for compatible aircraft.
Betriebsdaten
- ICAO / IATA
- LFMD / CEQ
- Stadt / Land
- Cannes, France
- Piste
- Runway 17/35 — 1,540 m × 45 m (5,052 ft). AIP jet MTOW limit 35 t (22 t for turboprops). Accepts Citation, Phenom, Challenger 350, Hawker, Praetor and similar light, midsize and super-midsize jets subject to performance. Heavy and ULR jets stage through Nice.
- Slots
- Coordinated airport (COHOR slots) during periods published by NOTAM. Film Festival (mid-May), Yachting Festival (early September) and Monaco GP weekend require slot requests 2–4 weeks ahead. Standard weeks 24–48 hours.
- Nachtruhe
- ATS hours 08:00 to 20:00, 21:00 or 22:00 local depending on period (per NOTAM); we plan arrivals inside ATS hours.
- Zoll & Einreise
- French immigration and customs on-field at the FBO — clearance under 10 minutes.
- Handling
- Single dedicated FBO (Sky Valet Cannes). Event-week handling surcharges 50–100% — flagged on the quote.
- Bodentransfer
- Chauffeur to La Croisette and the Palais des Festivals in 12 minutes, to Cap d'Antibes / Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in 20 minutes, to Monaco in 50 minutes. Helicopter to Monaco Heliport in 7 minutes via the adjacent Cannes Heliport, to Saint-Tropez in 18 minutes. Yacht-tender pickups arranged at the FBO door.
FBOs am Platz
Sky Valet Cannes
Sole FBO. Lounge, immigration, on-field chauffeur. Heliport adjacent for transfer to yacht or Monaco.
Typische Charter-Strecken
Cannes → London (Farnborough)
1h 55m · Light / midsize jet
Cannes → Geneva
1h 00m · Light jet
Cannes → Paris (Le Bourget)
1h 25m · Light / midsize jet
Cannes → Ibiza
1h 40m · Light / midsize jet
Cannes → Olbia (Sardinia)
1h 05m · Light jet
Cannes → Mykonos
2h 35m · Midsize jet