Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base

Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base is a base of the French Air and Space Force located in , 2.8 kilometres south of . Both locations are communes of the département in the région of .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: French Air Force base near Cognac, Charente, France
  • Also known as: “Air Base 709”, “BA 709”, “BA709”, “base aerienne 709”, “Base aérienne 709 Cognac Châteaubernard”, “Base aerienne 709 Cognac-Chateaubernard”, “Base aérienne 709 Commandant Ménard”, “Base aérienne de Cognac Chateaubernard”, “Base aérienne de Cognac Châteaubernard”, “Chateaubernard AB Airport”, “Chateaubernard Air Base”, “CNG”, “Cognac Air Base”, “Cognac-Chateaubernard Air Base”, “Cognac-Châteaubernard Air Base”, “LFBG”, and “コニャック＝シャトーベルナール空軍基地”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Town hall of Châteaubernard and Chapelle Saint-Jean de Châteaubernard.

Town hall
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Church
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is a church.

Railway station
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is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cognac.

Town
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is a commune in the department, southwestern France.

Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base

Latitude
45.65778° or 45° 39′ 28″ north
Longitude
-0.31318° or 0° 18′ 47″ west
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Established
1938
Abbreviation
“BA709”
IATA airport code
CNG
ICAO airport code
LFBG
Open location code
8CQXMM5P+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42019229
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6299370
Wiki­data ID
Q1655761
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Cognac-Châteaubernard”
  • Chinese: “干邑-沙托貝爾納爾空軍基地”
  • Chinese: “幹邑-沙托貝爾納爾空軍基地”
  • French: “base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard”
  • French: “Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard”
  • German: “Militärflugplatz Cognac-Châteaubernard”
  • Japanese: “第709コニャック＝シャトーベルナール空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Chateaubernard AB”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی کونیک–چاتاوبرنارد”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ куник–чотовбрнорд”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Коняк-Чатубернард”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tout-Blanc and Châteaubernard.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: SSSLIA and Aéroclub de Cognac.

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