Chateuroux is a small airport in France, an hour or so south of Paris. It has very little flight activity, with just a regional link to the capital of note.

However, the airport has become synonymous with airliner storage and nearly always has a few widebodies put out to pasture, ready for scrapping or eventual return to service.

The reason I mention Chateauroux now is that I just saw a log of what is currently stored there and was quite surprised! The log includes:

Andy ‘Smudger’ Smith has recently posted an insightful guide into some of southern France’s main airports and airfields from a spotting point of view. Here are some of the highlights:

Nimes:
Has some stored airliners present. All were spotted from the car park.
F-GNEM DC-10
TR-LTZ DC-8

Montpellier:
Turn right at the roundabout outside the terminal and follow the road to the end. This gives a view of the GA ramp. Alternatively, whilst driving away from the terminal, just after the fuel station there’s a track to the right between hangars and a fenced-off area. This gives a view over the ramp. Stored at the airport is

F-BTTE Mercure