# Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278), Ambérieu, France

**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.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: French Air Force
- Serves: Ambérieu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Opened: 1944
- Elevation: 251 m / 823 ft
- Coordinates: 45.9873, 5.3284
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: http://siba278.diglin.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amb%C3%A9rieu-en-Bugey_Air_Base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2886505
- Weather station: LFXA · WMO 07482
- Ident: LFXA

## Timeline

- 1944: Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 007° / 187° |  |
| 02/20 | 800 m / 2,625 ft | 100 m / 328 ft | Grass | 015° / 195° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =725 in Europe | =79 in FR |
| Elevation | 251 m / 823 ft | =20,920 of 43,403 | =1,781 in Europe | #426 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =702 in Europe | =83 in FR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =25 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | LYON APP | 120.225 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [LYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfly.md) Lyon Bron Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [LFLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lflm.md) Mâcon-Charnay Airfield · 53 km / 33 mi
- [CMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lflb.md) Chambéry Aix les Bains airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [NCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lflp.md) Annecy Meythet airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · 66 km / 41 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/lfxa/data