Ski season · French Alps
The most exclusive runway in the Alps — and you can't land a jet on it. Courchevel's altiport is the highest in Europe, too short and steep for charter jets, so you fly into Geneva or Chambéry and finish by helicopter. Below: which gateway, the altiport rules, ski-luggage logistics, what it costs, and the live legs into the Alps.
Repositioning flights into the Alpine gateways, 25–75% below charter. Filtered to the airports above and the ski-season window. They leave on their date — then they're gone.
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Ski-season empty legs follow the chalet owners and the half-term families — overwhelmingly out of Northern Europe into the Geneva and Chambéry gateways, then onward to the mountain.
The altiport is the most dramatic arrival in the Alps and almost no charter jet is allowed to use it. Knowing which gateway to choose, and how to cover the last leg, is the whole game.
Geneva for choice and reliable handling over Christmas; Chambéry when you can get the slot, for the shortest hop. Then helicopter to the altiport and you're at the chalet before the bags are unloaded — in time for an afternoon on the slopes.
Indicative one-way ranges into Geneva — then add the helicopter to the altiport. Split the empty-leg price across the cabin and the per-person figure is what makes a ski week by jet make sense.
| Route → gateway | Empty leg | Full charter | Per person ÷6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LondonEGLF/EGKB · ~1h30 · midsize | £5,500–11,000 | £13,000–20,000 | £900–1,800 |
| ParisLFPB · ~1h · light–mid | €4,000–7,000 | €8,500–12,500 | €670–1,170 |
| AmsterdamEHAM · ~1h20 · midsize | €5,000–9,000 | €11,000–16,000 | €830–1,500 |
| DubaiOMDB · ~6h30 · heavy | $32,000–65,000 | $85,000–130,000 | $5,300–10,800 |
| New YorkKTEB · ~7h30 · ultra-long | $38,000–75,000 | $105,000–150,000 | $6,300–12,500 |
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Light to super-midsize jets handle the European runs into the gateway. From London and Paris the comfortable default for a chalet group with ski bags.
The only fixed-wing aircraft cleared for the altiport — twin turboprops flown by mountain-rated crew, landing uphill into the side of the mountain.
For most clients the final hop is by helicopter — quick, scenic, and immune to a snowed-in valley road. Straight to the altiport above the resort.
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