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Mont-de-Marsan Air Base

Coordinates: 43°54′42″N 00°30′33″W / 43.91167°N 0.50917°W / 43.91167; -0.50917
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Mont-de-Marsan Air Base

Base aérienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerGovernment of France
OperatorArmée de l'air
LocationMont-de-Marsan, France
Elevation AMSL203 ft / 62 m
Coordinates43°54′42″N 00°30′33″W / 43.91167°N 0.50917°W / 43.91167; -0.50917
Maps
Location of Aquitaine region in France
Location of Aquitaine region in France
LFSI is located in Aquitaine
LFSI
LFSI
Location of airport in Aquitaine region
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,603 11,821 Asphalt
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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.

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