Châteaudun Air Base
Châteaudun Air Base was a French Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air base, between 1934 and 2014. The base was located approximately 3.5 kilometres southeast of Châteaudun and about 112 kilometres southwest of Paris.- Aerodrome
- …lies at an elevation of 131 metres (430 feet)
- …has the ICAO airport code LFOC
- …is abbreviated as “BA279”
- Description: airfield in France
- Also known as“Advanced Landing Ground A-39”“Aérodrome De Châteaudun”“BA 279”“base aerienne 279”“Beau Air Base”“Châteaudun”“Chateaudun AB Airport”“Châteaudun airfield”“LFOC”“Lieutenant Marcel Beau Air Base”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gare de Châteaudun and Église Sainte-Madeleine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jallans and Châteaudun.
Jallans
Village
Jallans is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department…
Châteaudun
Town
Châteaudun is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
Marboué
Village
Marboué is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
Châteaudun Air Base
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Latitude
48.05563° or 48° 3′ 20″ north
Longitude
1.37633° or 1° 22′ 35″ east
Open location code
8FW3394G+7G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tajik—“Châteaudun Air Base” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沙托丹279号空军基地”
- French: “Base aérienne 279 Châteaudun ‘Lieutenant Beau’”
- French: “Base aérienne 279 Châteaudun”
- German: “Flugplatz Châteaudun”
- German: “Militärflugplatz Châteaudun”
- Indonesian: “LFOC”
- Japanese: “シャトーダン空軍基地”
- Japanese: “第279シャトーダン空軍基地”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Chateaudun AB”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی چاتاودون”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ чотовдун”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Boireville and Baigneaux.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Historial 279 and Aéroport de Châteaudun.
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