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Many airlines in search of such an airport with attractive and competitive rates haven chosen Epinal.
And Epinal Mirecourt has taken up the challenge.
Today more than 30 % of the annual traffic consists in pilot training activity.
Our airport has been and still is frequently used for both initial pilot training (school such as EPAG, SEFA-DGAC, Flugschule Basel, Horizon Air) and crew qualification training by companies such as Air France, Edelweiss Air, Privatair, Jet Aviation, Helvetic Airways, Condor, Eat/DHL, Belair, Comlux, Hello Ag).
Proximity to both Switzerland and Germany has led to a large volume of traffic from flying schools and airlines from these two border countries.
The most frequently used aircraft are light twin engine (such as Beech 58), twin-turboprop such as Beech 200, Saab 340 or Fokker 27, 50, ATR 42 and 72), and airline jets such as MD80, Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, Airbus A 300, 310, 320, 330 and 340).
During these sessions when pilots get to know their aircraft, they practise doing visual and/or instrumental landings (approximatly one movement every five minutes).
Note also that the armed forces use the airport for training purposes , and it is not uncommon to see link and transport aircraft doing visual circuits. The French air force’s Xingu, TBM700, Nord 262, Transal, Hercules and sometimes an air tanker such as KC 135 . Army aviation’s helicopters Gazelle, Puma and Cougar. Naval aircrafts such as Falcon 10 and Xingu…