One peculiarity of Chamois is the presence of a small mountain airport, the first in Italy, situated in the hamlet of Suis, built in 1967.
It consists in a grass strip slanting towards the valley bottom, with a windsock and a small wood service building.
It stretches over an area of 12.000 square metres. It is open to small propeller airplanes and to those who want to savour the emotion of a paragliding or hang-gliding flight and occasionally to the helicopters of the emergency service, in case of inaccessiblity of the sports ground situated in the center.
Features
- Square 45° 50,037’ N - 7° 37,146’ E - 5.811 ft
- Head of the runway 45° 49,986’ N - 7° 36,954’ E - 5.710 ft
- Length of the strip 210 m.
- Orientation 027°
- Gradient 30m/101ft
Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.