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Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278)

45.9873°N 5.3284°E251 m / 823 ftMedium airport
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Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) is a medium airport in Ambérieu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It opened in 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,000 m (6,562 ft). It is operated by French Air Force.

Timeline

1 event · 1944–1944
1944
OpenedAmbérieu Air Base (BA 278) opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
01/19007° / 187°
LENGTH2,000 m6,562 ftWIDTH30 m98 ftSURFACEAsphalt
02/20015° / 195°
LENGTH800 m2,625 ftWIDTH100 m328 ftSURFACEGrass

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,000 m6,562 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=3,840of 29,823 · =719 Europe · =79 FRElevation251 m823 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=20,903of 43,341 · =1,781 Europe · #426 FRAgeOpened 19442026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=2,300of 15,079 · =702 Europe · =83 FRRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =134 Europe · =25 FR
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

2 channels
APPLYON APP120.225
TWRTWR122.100