# Orange-Caritat (BA 115) Air Base (LFMO)

**Orange-Caritat (BA 115) Air Base** (ICAO: LFMO) is a medium airport in Orange, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France. It opened in Jul 1939. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,411 m (7,909 ft). It is operated by French Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LFMO
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: French Air Force
- Serves: Orange, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
- Opened: Jul 1939
- Elevation: 60 m / 197 ft
- Coordinates: 44.1405, 4.8667
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,411 m / 7,909 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-Caritat_Air_Base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2886463
- Weather station: LFMO · WMO 07579
- Ident: LFMO

## Timeline

- Jul 1939: Orange-Caritat (BA 115) Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 2,411 m / 7,909 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete | 144° / 324° | yes |
| 14/32 |  |  |  |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,411 m / 7,909 ft | #2,814 of 29,858 | #541 in Europe | #40 in FR |
| Elevation | 60 m / 197 ft | =34,029 of 43,403 | =4,346 in Europe | =1,001 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =495 in Europe | =74 in FR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =25 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | ORANGE APP | 142.450 |
| TWR | ORANGE TWR | 120.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [AVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmv.md) Avignon Caumont airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [FNI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lftw.md) Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [LFMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfms.md) Aérodrome d'Alès Cévennes · 58 km / 36 mi
- [OBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfho.md) Aubenas-South Ardèche Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [LFMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmy.md) Salon-de-Provence (BA 701) Air Base · 62 km / 39 mi
- [LFMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmi.md) Istres-Le Tubé Air Base · 69 km / 43 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/lfmo/data