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Any altiports with ILS?

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I'm looking for an altiport to ILS. According to ICAO, "An altiport may be defined as a small airport in a mountainous area with a steep gradient runway, used for landing up the slope and for take-off down the slope, thereby making use of only one approach/departure area." Notice the may. I'm not strict on what that is, but I want it to be an altiport with ILS>

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Examples of altiports without ILS:

  • Courchevel
  • Lukla
  • Bugalaga

A quick Google surfaced this as number one choice

-B

 

19 minutes ago, btacon said:

A quick Google surfaced this as number one choice

-B

 

How does this help the OP? Courchevel, as stated by the OP previously, does NOT repeat NOT have an ILS. The user is looking for an altiport-type airport WITH an ILS, as in, an airport fitting that definition that has a working Instrument Approach Landing System. 

To the OP,

Due to the unique arrangements of these fields, size, and the monetary cost of ILS equipment, I do not know of any altiports with ILS capabilities. If you can settle for airports simply in higher altitudes and mountainous regions, but without the runway slope requirement, your options expand a bit. 

Edited by STK
Typo

I also don't know of any place that has a steep runway and an ILS. Why the specific question?

 

If you want a small challanging airport with a slightly steeper ILS only LSGC - Les Eplatures comes to mind. 

Edited by bigifooti

22 minutes ago, STK said:

How does this help the OP? Courchevel, as stated by the OP previously, does NOT repeat NOT have an ILS. The user is looking for an altiport-type airport WITH an ILS, as in, an airport fitting that definition that has a working Instrument Approach Landing System. 

It does not. My bad.  When I searched google I looked for challenging altiports with ILS, but unbeknownst to me google subbed airports for altiports and the rest is history.

Sorey OP.  Mea Culpa,

-B

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