# Salon-de-Provence (BA 701) Air Base, Salon, France

**Salon-de-Provence (BA 701) Air Base** is a medium airport in Salon, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France. It opened in 1937. It has 4 runways; the longest is 2,001 m (6,565 ft). It is operated by French Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: French Air Force
- Serves: Salon, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 59 m / 195 ft
- Coordinates: 43.6064, 5.1093
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 2,001 m / 6,565 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon-de-Provence_Air_Base (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2886512
- Weather station: LFMY · WMO 07648
- Ident: LFMY

## Timeline

- 1937: Salon-de-Provence (BA 701) Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,001 m / 6,565 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 160° / 340° | yes |
| 16R/34L | 1,103 m / 3,619 ft | 80 m / 262 ft |  | 164° / 344° |  |
| 16L/34R | 968 m / 3,176 ft | 79 m / 259 ft |  | 160° / 344° |  |
| 09/27 | 783 m / 2,569 ft | 42 m / 138 ft |  | 091° / 271° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,001 m / 6,565 ft | =3,832 of 29,858 | =721 in Europe | #78 in FR |
| Elevation | 59 m / 195 ft | =34,111 of 43,403 | =4,368 in Europe | =1,004 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =63 in FR |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =10 in Europe | =1 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 135.150 |
| DEP | DEP | 25.955 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LFMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmi.md) Istres-Le Tubé Air Base · 18 km / 11 mi
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · 20 km / 13 mi
- [AVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmv.md) Avignon Caumont airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [FNI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lftw.md) Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [LFMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmo.md) Orange-Caritat (BA 115) Air Base · 62 km / 39 mi
- [CTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmq.md) Le Castellet Airport · 67 km / 42 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/lfmy/data