Les Planeurs De Saintonge

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France· Saintes-Thénac(LFXB)

✓ Approved by DGAC/DSAC· Approval FR.DTO.0179

Les Planeurs De Saintonge at a glance

Les Planeurs De Saintonge is a flight school at Saintes-Thénac (LFXB) in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It offers training for Gliding and Trial flights. At Saintes-Thénac, 77% of daylight hours have weather suitable for training flights. The best months are July, August, and September; January is the most difficult. There are 9 other flight schools within 50 km.

Courses and training

Trial flights

This school offers trial flights.

Trial flight details ↗

Aircraft

Fleet details not published yet.

Typical flying weather at Saintes-Thénac

Share of daylight hours each month with weather suitable for training flights (cloud base at least 3,000 ft, visibility at least 5 statute miles / 8 km, wind no more than 20 knots, no thunderstorms, freezing conditions or snow).

57% Jan
64% Feb
75% Mar
85% Apr
83% May
82% Jun
89% Jul
89% Aug
87% Sep
79% Oct
73% Nov
58% Dec

From weather reports at Cognac (25 km from the airfield), 2016–2025.

Location

Airfield
Saintes-Thénac(LFXB)
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Source: DGAC/DSAC list of approved flight training organisations, and the school’s own website.Details last checked September 2026.

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