Avord Air Base

Avord Air Base or BA 702, named after Captain Georges Madon, is a base of the French Air and Space Force located 2.8 km north northwest of in central France.
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  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 177 metres (581 feet)
  • …has the ICAO airport code LFOA
  • …is abbreviated as “BA702”
  • Description: French Air Force base in Avord, Cher, France
  • Also known as
    “Air Base 702”
    “Avord”
    “Avord AB Airport”
    “BA 702”
    “base aerienne 702”
    “Base de défense de Bourges Avord”
    “Capitaine Georges Madon”
    “Captain Georges Madon Air Base”
    “LFOA”
    “Madon Air Base”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gare d’Avord and Église Saint-Hugues d’Avord.
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is a railway station.
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savigny-en-Septaine and Nohant-en-Goût.
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is a commune in the …
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is a commune in the department in the region of .
is a commune in the department in the region of .

Avord Air Base

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Latitude
47.05523° or 47° 3′ 19″ north
Longitude
2.6253° or 2° 37′ 31″ east
Open location code
8FV43J4G+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 120034551
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6299426
Wiki­data ID
Q2386868

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Avord Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Base Aérea d’Avord”
  • Asturian: “LFOA”
  • Chinese: “第702阿沃爾空軍基地”
  • French: “Base aérienne 702 Avord”
  • French: “Base Aérienne 702 Capitaine Georges Madon”
  • German: “Militärflugplatz Avord”
  • Indonesian: “LFOA”
  • Japanese: “アヴォール空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “第702アヴォール空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Avord AB”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی آوورد”
  • Russian: “Авиабаза Авор”
  • Russian: “Авор”
  • Spanish: “Base Aérea de Avord”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ овурд”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Аворд”
  • Ukrainian: “702-га авіаційна база (Франція)”
  • Ukrainian: “702-га авіаційна база”

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