About the author: Air Time Critical® specializes in emergency air freight deliveries and last-minute charters for the industry.

In logistical emergency situations in Europe, when delivery is required within a matter of hours, Air Time Critical® recommends air charter. This dedicated solution, whereby a chartered plane speedily transports your goods to a given location, offers many advantages:

• 24/7 availability
• On-demand flights
• Door-to-door delivery throughout Europe
• Best transit times (4-8 hours in Europe)
• Flexible loading capacity

This article focuses on Eastern France air capacities. The below list of Eastern France and nearby German airports, all sorted from north to south, will help you organize emergency shipments to/from Eastern France everywhere in Europe.

French airports 

Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ)

Region: Grand Est

Air charter operations: small packages only on arrival; opening hours tbc daily (very little activity and limited staff cover since Covid); closed at night

Schengen Airport

Paris-Vatry Airport (XCR)

Region: Grand Est

Air charter operations: 24/7

Schengen Airport

Colmar-Houssen Airport (CMR)

Region: Grand Est

Air charter operations: 24/7. Customs requests can be complicated.

Schengen Airport

Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Airport (BSL, EAP, MLH)

Region: Grand Est

Air charter operations: 06:00-23:00

Schengen Airport

German airports

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN)

Region: Germany (1.5 hours from the French border)

Air charter operations: 24/7. If night handling is needed, check availability on flight day.

Schengen Airport

Saarbrücken/Ensheim Airport (SCN)

Region: Germany (15 minutes from the French border)

Air charter operations: 07:00-22:30. Special opening request needed outside these hours.

Schengen Airport

Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW)

Region: Germany (5 minutes from the French border)

Air charter operations: closed at night but special opening request possible

Schengen Airport

Stuttgart Airport (STR)

Region: Germany (1.5 hours from the French border)

Air charter operations: 24/7. If night handling is needed, check availability on flight day.

Schengen Airport

Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)

Region: Germany (10 minutes from the French border)

Air charter operations: 06:00-20:00

Schengen Airport

Lahr Airport (LHA)

Region: Germany (15 minutes from the French border)

Air charter operations: 06:00-20:00. Exceptional extension until 23:00 possible.

Schengen Airport

Note: Transportation rules for the UK changed after Brexit in that only Schengen airports with customs capacity can handle shipment to/from the UK.

Emergencies – Air charter

The information contained in this article may change without prior notice (correct as of 8 December 2021). To book an air charter in France or Europe, obtain real-time information about aircrafts/airports availability, or for customs clearance assistance, contact us now or fill out our online quotation form.

This article forms part of a series of posts published by Air Time Critical® on air charter capacities across French regions. Read our articles about Spain, Belgium, England, Northern and Western France air charter capacities on our website. 

To follow:

• Île-de-France
• Sweden
• Czech Republic and Slovakia
• Germany