Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278)

ICAO LFXAMedium airport

Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) is a medium airport near Ambérieu in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It is listed as ICAO LFXA. The airport is located at 45.9873° / 5.3284° at an elevation of 251 m (823 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 2,000 m. The nearest airport is La Tranclière Private Airstrip, 13 km (8 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) with runways — Close-up with runways

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Data

Data
ICAO code	`LFXA`
Identifier	`LFXA`
Type	Medium airport
City	Ambérieu
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country	France
Coordinates	45.98730, 5.32844
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	45° 59′ 14.28″ N 5° 19′ 42.38″ E
Elevation	251 m (823 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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