Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome

Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome
'Aérodrome d'Aix-en-Provence
(Advanced Landing Ground Y-15)
IATA: QXB – ICAO: LFMA
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator CCI Marseille Provence
Serves Aix-en-Provence
Location Les Milles, France
Elevation AMSL 368 ft / 112 m
Coordinates 43°30′19″N 05°22′02″E / 43.50528°N 5.36722°E / 43.50528; 5.36722Coordinates: 43°30′19″N 05°22′02″E / 43.50528°N 5.36722°E / 43.50528; 5.36722
Map
LFMA

Location of airport in France

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 1,600 5,249 Asphalt
Sources: French AIP,[1] UAF[2] DAFIF[3]

Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome (French: Aérodrome d'Aix-en-Provence[2]) (ICAO: LFMA), also known as Aix les Milles Airport (Aéroport Aix les Milles[2]), is an airport serving Aix-en-Provence, a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. It is located 6 km (3.2 NM) west-southwest of Aix-en-Provence, in the village of Les Milles.[1]

It formerly served as a military air base, known as Base Aerienne 114 d'Aix Les Milles.[4] A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university) is also located at the aerodrome.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 368 feet (112 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,600 by 30 metres (5,249 ft × 98 ft).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 LFMA – AIX LES MILLES (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 28 Apr 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Aérodrome d'Aix-en-Provence (QXB / LFMA)" (in French). Union des Aéroports Français. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Airport information for LFMA from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  4. ↑ (French) Historique de la Base Aerienne 114 d'Aix Les Milles

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