Istres-Le Tubé Air Base
Istres-Le Tubé Air Base is a large multi-role tasked French Air and Space Force base located near Istres, northwest of Marseille, France. The airport facilities are also known as Istres - Le Tubé.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: French Air Force base near Istres, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
- Also known as: “Air Base 125 Istres-Le Tube”, “BA 125 Istres-Le Tube”, “BA125”, “base aerienne 125”, “base aérienne 125”, “Istres Air Base”, “Istres-Le Tube Air Base”, “ISTRES-LE-TUBE”, “Le Tube AB Airport”, “LFMI”, and “QIE”
- Historically known as: “Advanced Landing Ground Y-17”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Istres and Miramas.
Istres
Town
Photo: Luk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Istres is a commune in southern France, some 60 km northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Miramas
Town
Photo: Reinie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miramas is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southern France. It is the second-largest commune in metropolitan Ouest-Provence and is located at the north end of the Étang de Berre lagoon, adjacent to and northeast of the city of Istres. Miramas station has rail connections to Marseille, Avignon, Martigues and Arles. Miramas is situated 9 km northeast of Istres-Le Tubé Air Base.
Saint-Chamas
Village
Photo: Reinie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Chamas is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Saint-Chamas is situated 9 km east of Istres-Le Tubé Air Base.
Istres-Le Tubé Air Base
- Categories: air base, military installation, and transportation
- Location: Istres, Arrondissement of Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.5214° or 43° 31′ 17″ northLongitude
4.92803° or 4° 55′ 41″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Abbreviation
“BA125”ICAO airport code
LFMIOpen location code
8FM6GWCH+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 42019323OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Istres-Le Tubé Air Base” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Istres-le-Tubé”
- Chinese: “伊斯特-勒圖貝空軍基地”
- Chinese: “伊斯特尔-勒图贝空军基地”
- Chinese: “伊斯特爾-勒圖貝空軍基地”
- Chinese: “伊斯特爾勒圖貝空軍基地”
- Chinese: “第125伊斯特爾-勒提貝空軍基地”
- Czech: “Advanced Landing Ground Y-17”
- Czech: “ALG Y-17”
- Czech: “BA 125 Istres-Le Tubé”
- Czech: “BA 125”
- Czech: “Base Aérienne 125”
- Czech: “Istres-Le Tubé”
- Dutch: “BA 125”
- French: “Aéroport d’Istres Le Tube”
- French: “BA 125”
- French: “Base aerienne 125 Istres-Le tube”
- French: “base aérienne 125 Istres-Le Tubé”
- French: “Base aérienne 125 istres-le tubé”
- French: “Base aérienne 125 Istres-Le tubé”
- French: “Base aérienne 125 Istres-Le Tubé”
- French: “Base Aérienne 125 Istres-Le Tubé”
- French: “Base aérienne 125 Istres”
- French: “ISTRES-LE-TUBE”
- French: “LFMI”
- German: “BA 125”
- German: “LFMI”
- German: “Militärflugplatz Istres-Le Tubé”
- Indonesian: “LFMI”
- Indonesian: “QIE”
- Italian: “Aeroporto di Istres”
- Italian: “BA 125”
- Japanese: “イストル＝ラ・テュブ第125空軍基地”
- Japanese: “イストル＝ル・テューブ空軍基地”
- Japanese: “イストルル・テュベ空軍基地”
- Japanese: “第125イストル＝ル・テュベ空軍基地”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Le Tube AB”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی ایسترس-ل”
- Polish: “BA 125”
- Portuguese: “BA 125”
- Spanish: “BA 125”
- Spanish: “Istres-Le Tube”
- Spanish: “Istres-Le Tubé”
- Spanish: “LFMI”
- Swedish: “BA 125”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ оистрс-л”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Истрес-Ле Тюб”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ventillon-Crau and Lotissement le Cembro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ESIS 1H.125 and Terminal passagers BA125.
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