Dinard Pleurtuit St Malo Airport (LFRD)

Arrived in March 2026.
Aircraft: DA40, MTOM: 1,310 kg
Customs: Emailed as per their AIP pages. Straightforward, no issues.
Fees & Parking: €37.50 for 1 night (incl. taxes).

I booked handling via Touch’n Go in advance to ensure parking. They replied saying they were unable to open my flight details and that I could cancel unless I required assistance (i.e. full handling). On arrival, this made perfect sense. I was the only aircraft on the ramp! I believe there was one local aircraft doing circuits, but that was it. I assume it gets busier in the summer?

The airport felt completely closed. Apart from the arrival's door for Customs, all other terminal doors appeared locked.

Signage is there, and very good, but a bit of hopping around. Customs at arrivals in the terminal building, then out of the terminal, past the tower, towards the fire station for paying airport fees, and finally back past the tower for exit (take a photo of the gate code).

Everyone at the airfield (ATS, Customs, fire crew) was very friendly and helpful.

Phone signal is almost non existent. I finally managed to find a very weak signal outside past the north end of the terminal building.

Taxi situation:
- In March the airport feels abandoned, so no taxis will be waiting around. Might be different in the summer?
- Combined with poor phone signal, this can be frustrating.
- Recommend booking a taxi before your arrival into LFRD.
- About 20 minutes and €35 into Saint-Malo (well worth the visit).
- Where you pay your airport fees, the guys can give you a taxi and VTC list. Although at that point it might be too late, because you'll likely have no phone signal.

you pay landing fee at the booth with the fireman. His computer system was down and he looked up the fee on some table, reviewing other reports i now wonder if he made a mistake, as the price appear to have come down…? But i entered here the price he charged me.
while there is a notam for compulsory handling, this does not apply if you park on the grass (I also had confirmed this by email)

The airfield is a good stop for visitors from the UK to clear Customs, but nowadays the douanier invariably turn up so you must remember to give the required 24 hour notice (weekdays) and 48 hours (weekends and public holidays). There is a prescribed form on the website. Fuelling with an Air BP card is straightforward but to use a credit card you need to involve the firemen who are up near the grass parking. The airfield is generally pretty deserted so taxis can be a problem - well worth booking in advance. The airfield is accessible 24 hours with pilot controlled lighting and an access gate with a code.

Friendly, helpful tower; asks for EN or FR on approach. Apologized for a 4 min delay due to a medevac approach (!). Offered grass (close to the exit) or asphalt (due to landing gear).

Arriving from Schengen: just fly in, exit at the fire station hut (restroom in the terminal, no checks) -> note/photograph the code at the exit.
Use the code to enter for departure, pay at the fire station hut, and go.

Landing (MTOW 1400) with 3 nights: €48. Avgas 2.69/L with BP card.

Taxi: risk of being ripped off by local taxis, if one even shows up… Outbound to St Malo €60. Return booked via https://www.taxi-st-malo.com/: €31… (Uber essentially not active—tried at length both ways).

Dinard, as a somewhat decadent seaside resort, is also worth a trip.

Transit through Landisiau (military airfield) on Sunday was no problem; probably mostly fine on weekdays as well.