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Private aviation.

The places on the board are close to an airport a business jet can use, and some are known for nothing else. Which airport for which address.

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In short

  • St. Moritz is served by Samedan, at 1,707 meters one of the highest airports in Europe.
  • Monaco has no airport. Nice Côte d'Azur is the closest, and a helicopter crosses to the heliport in Fontvieille.
  • Paris Le Bourget hosts the Paris Air Show in odd years, Farnborough its show in even years.
The Alps

Landing in the mountains.

St. Moritz is served by Engadin Airport at Samedan, at 1,707 meters above sea level, which takes business jets in the winter season. Gstaad has a small airfield at Saanen. Courchevel has its altiport above the resort, a short sloping runway open to small aircraft and helicopters with pilots qualified for it.

The Riviera and Paris

The busiest business airports.

Monaco has no runway. Its residents fly into Nice Côte d'Azur, which has its own business aviation terminal, and cross by helicopter or road. Paris Le Bourget is the city's business airport and hosts the Paris Air Show in odd years. Farnborough, southwest of London, holds its airshow in even years.

The aircraft

The longest legs.

The long-range business jets now fly New York to Hong Kong or London to Singapore without a stop. Bombardier calls its Global 8000, which entered service with its first delivery, the fastest business jet in the world. Gulfstream's G700 and G800 fly in the same class.

Flight times between the places on the board are on each place's own page, read from airline schedules.

The places a jet reaches first.

St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSt. Moritz🇨🇭 SwitzerlandGstaad, SwitzerlandGstaad🇨🇭 SwitzerlandCourchevel, FranceCourchevel🇫🇷 FranceMonacoMonaco🇲🇨 MonacoPalm Beach, United StatesPalm Beach🇺🇸 Florida, United StatesAspen, United StatesAspen🇺🇸 Colorado, United States

Sources. Engadin Airport, Samedan · Nice Côte d'Azur Airport · Paris Air Show · Farnborough International Airshow · Bombardier, Global 8000. Read October 2026. A record of places, houses and dates, published as research. Patrician.ch has no commercial relationship with any house named here.

Questions

The short answers.

Which airport serves St. Moritz?

Engadin Airport at Samedan, at 1,707 meters above sea level, a short drive from St. Moritz.

Does Monaco have an airport?

No. Nice Côte d'Azur is the closest, and helicopters fly to the Monaco heliport in Fontvieille.

Can a private jet land in Courchevel?

The Courchevel altiport takes small aircraft and helicopters, flown by pilots qualified for its short sloping runway.

Larger jets use Chambéry or Geneva.

When is the Paris Air Show?

In odd-numbered years, at Le Bourget.

Farnborough holds its airshow in even-numbered years.

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