PIREPs by Klaus

Visited on 23 Dec 2025. Everyone very friendly and helpful. All slots were adhered to. All-in landing fee for a Cessna 414 (MTOW = 2880 kg) amounted to 230,50 €. Despite being an international airport, no problem for GA. Everyone relaxed.

Flew to Reims yesterday. Interesting arrival. Although the airfield has neither a control zone nor ATC, you don’t have to switch from IFR to VFR. RNP Approach to runway 07. Paris Radar vectors you close to the field and then releases you with the instruction to continue at "own discretion." On base leg you then call Prunay Info. Departure is straightforward as well. Prunay Info gives you the transponder code and frequency, and after takeoff you simply check in with Radar. The people on the field are very friendly and helpful. However, the lunch break is sacred; you should neither arrive nor depart during that time. Pre-notification via the platform cy.myhandlingsoftware.com is convenient and apparently usable for many airfields in France. That way they already have all your data on site and you receive the acceptance via e-mail in advance. Filling it out is a bit tricky the first time because you have to enter a lot of data about the aircraft and crew—among other things the Firecat. I had never heard of it before, but the folks at the field are happy to help with patient information. After that it’s saved for future use. English is no problem. The landing fee for the Cessna 414 (MTOW = 2880kg) was about 140 €. And then you’re right in the middle of Champagne!