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.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airfield in France
- Also known as: “Advanced Landing Ground A-39”, “Aérodrome De Châteaudun”, “BA 279”, “BA279”, “base aerienne 279”, “Beau Air Base”, “Chateaudun”, “Châteaudun”, “Chateaudun AB Airport”, “Chateaudun Air Base”, “Châteaudun airfield”, “LFOC”, and “Lieutenant Marcel Beau Air Base”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gare de Châteaudun and Église Sainte-Madeleine.
Gare de Châteaudun
Railway station
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de Châteaudun is a railway station.
Église Sainte-Madeleine
Church
Photo: Blood Destructor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Sainte-Madeleine is a church.
Église Saint-Pierre de Lutz-en-Dunois
Church
Photo: François GOGLINS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Pierre de Lutz-en-Dunois is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jallans and Châteaudun.
Jallans
Village
Photo: Blood Destructor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jallans is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in northern France.
Châteaudun
Town
Photo: Calips, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Châteaudun is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It was the site of the Battle of Châteaudun during the Franco-Prussian War.
Marboué
Village
Photo: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marboué is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. In June 1944, French resident of American citizenship, Virginia Roush, married to d'Albert Lake, was arrested near the village, she may have been tortured but never betrayed her fellow fighters.
Châteaudun Air Base
- Categories: air base and transportation
- Location: Châteaudun, Arrondissement of Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.05563° or 48° 3′ 20″ northLongitude
1.37633° or 1° 22′ 35″ eastElevation
131 metres (430 feet)Abbreviation
“BA279”ICAO airport code
LFOCOpen location code
8FW3394G+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 42019283OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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Satellite Map
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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 aerienne 279 Chateaudun”
- French: “base aérienne 279 Châteaudun”
- 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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