2024 Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony
Welcome to Paris!
IVAO French division is delighted to invite you to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony! For such a special event, we have planned various surprises for you in the form of two events: one for the opening, and one after the closing ceremony.
Every IVAO division has been invited to join us on this special day. Believe us, there will be plenty of aircraft to go around!
In order to make this occasion all the more special, we will be offering the following prizes to 4 pilots or ATCs:
- 1 Simmarket voucher worth 50€;
- 2 Simmarket vouchers worth 25€ each.
We will draw the winners after the two events, meaning mid September 2024. To enter the draw, please fill-in the following Google Form after the event and before 1st July 2024 at 19:00 UTC.
GOOGLE FORM
PILOTS
The principle for this event is extremely simple: fly to Paris Charles de Gaulle (LFPG) to bring athletes, workers, or spectators to these Olympic Games.
The other participating divisions have each chosen a departure airport from which to fly. You can depart from any airport in France, or from one of the airports in the following list:
| Divisions | Aéroports de départ | Heures de départ |
| AT | Graz (LOWG) | 14:00z - 18:00z |
| CA | Halifax Stanfield (CYHZ) | 10:00z - 14:00z |
| CH | Genève (LSGG) | 15:00z - 16:00z |
| ES | Palma de Mallorca (LEPA) | 14:30z - 17:30z |
| GR | Athènes (LGAV) | 14:00z - 17:00z |
| IR | Tehran Imam Khomeini (OIIE) | 12:00z - 14:00z |
| IT | Rome Fiumicino (LIRF) | 14:30z - 18:30z |
| LB | Beirut (OLBA) | 11:30z - 15:30z |
| NL | Amsterdam Schiphol (EHAM) | 15:30z - 18:30z |
| PT | Porto (LPPR) | 14:20z - 18:00z |
| RO | Bucharest Otopeni (LROP) | 13:30z - 16:30z |
| SK | Bratislava (LZIB) | 13:30z - 18:30z |
| TH | Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (VTBS) | 04:30z - 07:00z |
| UA | Kyiv Boryspil (UKBB) | 13:30z - 17:00z |
| US | New York JFK (KJFK) | 10:00z - 14:00z |
| XM | Damascus (OSDI) | 11:00z - 15:00z |
Please remember:
- Be ready and have your charts onboard;
- You will be asked to follow vectors and potentially enter a holding;
- Pay attention not to obstruct ongoing communication, particularly joining a new frequency;
- Do not hesitate to take more fuel than expected. Some delays could occur;
- Enjoy ! :)
CHARTS
- French IFR aeronautical charts: SIA WEBSITE (AIP > eAIP France > eAIP en vigueur > AD 2 AERODROMES CIVILS DOTES DE PROCEDURES IFR)
SCENERIES
Paris Charles de Gaulle (LFPG) : IVAO FR [FSX/P3D/X-Plane/MSFS]
Event rules
This event will be awarded one point for the HQ Pilot Event award for every pilot flying to Paris Charles de Gaulle (LFPG) during the timeframe of the event.
Remember to fill in the Form cited above the "PILOT" section