# Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base, Rouvres-en-Woëvre, France

**Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base** is a medium airport in Rouvres-en-Woëvre, Grand Est, France. It opened in 1937. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,400 m (7,874 ft). It is operated by French Army Light Aviation.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: French Army Light Aviation
- Serves: Rouvres-en-Woëvre, Grand Est, France
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 235 m / 770 ft
- Coordinates: 49.2269, 5.6722
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,400 m / 7,874 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_Lieutenant_%C3%89tienne_Mantoux (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2886527
- Weather station: LFSF
- Ident: LFQE

## Timeline

- 1937: Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 014° / 194° | yes |
| 02/20 |  |  |  |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | =2,846 of 29,858 | =553 in Europe | =47 in FR |
| Elevation | 235 m / 770 ft | =22,009 of 43,403 | =1,920 in Europe | =468 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =63 in FR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =25 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | ETAIN APP | 120.125 |
| GND | GND | 138.100 |
| TWR | ETAIN TWR | 142.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [LFGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfgw.md) Verdun-Le Rozelier Airfield · 19 km / 12 mi
- [ETZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfjl.md) Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [ENC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsn.md) Nancy-Essey Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [LFSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfso.md) Nancy-Ochey (BA 133) Air Base · 75 km / 46 mi
- [LFSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsi.md) Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base · 87 km / 54 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/lfqe/data