L'Erée Aerodrome

Military abandonment. The grass landing strip was built and used by German occupying forces during World War II. It was abandoned following the liberation of the Channel Islands in May 1945 as it no longer served a military purpose.

The site has been returned to its natural state and is now part of L'Erée Common, a protected coastal headland and public recreation area. It is a designated nature reserve, popular for walking, bird watching, and enjoying the coastal scenery. There are no visible remnants of the runway, although numerous German fortifications from the WWII era are still present in the immediate vicinity. The land is managed for conservation and public access.

The site at L'Erée has a dual aviation history.

1. **World War I (1917-1919):** The bay at L'Erée was used by the French Aéronavale as a seaplane base for anti-submarine patrols in the English Channel. Flying boats operated from the sheltered waters here.

2. **World War II (1940-1945):** During the German Occupation of the Channel Islands, the occupying forces constructed a grass landing strip on the L'Erée headland. This auxiliary airfield was likely used by the Luftwaffe for light aircraft, such as the Fieseler Fi 156 Storch, for reconnaissance, communication, and liaison flights, or as a dispersal field for the main airport at La Villiaze.

The ICAO code 'GG-0001' is a non-official placeholder identifier used in modern aviation databases to catalog a known historical or closed site that never had an official ICAO code.

None. The site is a protected nature reserve and an important area of public common land. Its environmental and heritage status, combined with the lack of any need for an additional airfield on Guernsey, means there are no plans or prospects for it to be reopened for aviation use.