# Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (LFMI)

**Istres-Le Tubé Air Base** (ICAO: LFMI) is a medium airport in Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France. It opened in 1915. It has one runway, 3,750 m (12,303 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by French Air Force. In 2003 it handled 267 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LFMI
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: French Air Force
- Serves: Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
- Opened: 1915
- Elevation: 25 m / 82 ft
- Coordinates: 43.5227, 4.9238
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,750 m / 12,303 ft
- Passengers: 267 (2003)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istres-Le_Tub%C3%A9_Air_Base (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2886471
- Weather station: LFMI · WMO 07647
- Ident: LFMI

## Timeline

- 1915: Istres-Le Tubé Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,750 m / 12,303 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 153° / 333° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 267 (2003) | =3,520 of 3,974 | #719 in Europe | #96 in FR |
| Longest runway | 3,750 m / 12,303 ft | =250 of 29,858 | #29 in Europe | #5 in FR |
| Elevation | 25 m / 82 ft | =37,619 of 43,403 | =5,024 in Europe | =1,099 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1915 | =96 of 15,079 | =76 in Europe | =16 in FR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =121 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC | RHONE ACC | 119.475 |
| APP | ISTRES APP | 120.350 |
| APP | ISTRES APP | 28.252 |
| GND | ISTRES GND | 121.850 |
| OPS | RIVERIA OPS | 25.725 |
| TWR | ISTRES TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LFMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmy.md) Salon-de-Provence (BA 701) Air Base · 18 km / 11 mi
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · 25 km / 16 mi
- [AVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmv.md) Avignon Caumont airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [FNI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lftw.md) Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [LFMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmo.md) Orange-Caritat (BA 115) Air Base · 69 km / 43 mi
- [CTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmq.md) Le Castellet Airport · 76 km / 47 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #56

## 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/lfmi/data