# Mont-de-Marsan (BA 118) Air Base (LFBM)

**Mont-de-Marsan (BA 118) Air Base** (ICAO: LFBM) is a medium airport in Mont-de-Marsan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It opened in 1934. It has one runway, 3,603 m (11,821 ft) long, paved. It is operated by French Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LFBM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: French Air Force
- Serves: Mont-de-Marsan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- Opened: 1934
- Elevation: 62 m / 203 ft
- Coordinates: 43.9117, -0.5075
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,603 m / 11,821 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-de-Marsan_Air_Base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1934997
- Weather station: LFBM · WMO 07607
- Ident: LFBM

## Timeline

- 1934: Mont-de-Marsan (BA 118) Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,603 m / 11,821 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 087° / 267° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,603 m / 11,821 ft | #377 of 29,858 | #44 in Europe | #7 in FR |
| Elevation | 62 m / 203 ft | =33,816 of 43,403 | =4,303 in Europe | =992 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1934 | =552 of 15,079 | =312 in Europe | =44 in FR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =121 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MARSAN APP | 142.450 |
| TWR | MARSAN TWR | 142.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [PUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbp.md) Pau Pyrénées Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [LFBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbc.md) Cazaux (BA 120) Air Base · 85 km / 53 mi
- [LFCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfch.md) Aérodrome d'Arcachon-La Teste-de-Buch · 90 km / 56 mi
- [LDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbt.md) Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport · 91 km / 57 mi
- [LFDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfdh.md) Auch Gers Airfield · 92 km / 57 mi
- [AGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfba.md) Agen La Garenne airport · 93 km / 58 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbm/data