Mont-de-Marsan Air Base
Appearance
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of France | ||||||||||
Operator | Armée de l'air | ||||||||||
Location | Mont-de-Marsan, France | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 203 ft / 62 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°54′42″N 00°30′33″W / 43.91167°N 0.50917°W | ||||||||||
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Location of Aquitaine region in France | |||||||||||
Location of airport in Aquitaine region | |||||||||||
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Mont-de-Marsan Air Base (French: Base aérienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan) (ICAO: LFBM) is a front-line French Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air) (ALA) fighter base located approximately 2 km north of Mont-de-Marsan, in the Landes department of the Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The airport resides at an elevation of 203 feet (62 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,603 metres (11,821 ft) in length.
The Air Base is home to two squadrons of Dassault Rafale, the most advanced French fighter aircraft.