Istres-Le Tubé Air Base

ICAO LFMIMedium airport

Istres-Le Tubé Air Base is a medium airport near Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France. It is listed as ICAO LFMI. The airport is located at 43.5227° / 4.9238° at an elevation of 25 m (82 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,750 m. The nearest airport is Societe Europeenne de Propulsion Heliport, 3.3 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Istres-Le Tubé Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

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Data

Data
ICAO code	`LFMI`
Identifier	`LFMI`
Type	Medium airport
City	Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
Country	France
Coordinates	43.52270, 4.92384
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	43° 31′ 21.72″ N 4° 55′ 25.82″ E
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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