Orléans – Bricy Air Base
Orléans – Bricy Air Base is a French Air and Space Force base. The base is located approximately 6 miles north-northwest of Ingré near the city of Orléans; about 65 miles south-southwest of Paris, France. The mission of the base is primarily tactical airlift.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: French Air Force base near Bricy, Loiret, France
- Also known as: “BA 123”, “BA123”, “base aerienne 123”, “base aérienne 123”, “Bricy Air Base”, “Commandan Charles Paoli”, “Commandant Charles Paoli Air Base”, “LFOJ”, “Orleans - Bricy Air Base”, “Orleans – Bricy Air Base”, “Orleans Air Base”, “Orléans Air Base”, “Orleans-Bricy Air Base”, “Orléans-Bricy Air Base”, and “Paoli Air Base”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nord Noratlas.
Nord Noratlas
The Nord Noratlas is a dedicated military transport aircraft, developed and manufactured by French aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation. Development commenced during the late 1940s with the aim of producing a suitable aircraft to replace the numerous older types that were in service with the Armée de l'Air which dated back to the Second World War.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gidy and Cercottes.
Cercottes
Village
Chevilly
Village
Orléans – Bricy Air Base
- Categories: airbase, grassland, military installation, and transportation
- Location: Bricy, Arrondissement of Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.9909° or 47° 59′ 27″ north
Longitude
1.75846° or 1° 45′ 31″ east
Elevation
125 metres (410 feet)
Abbreviation
“BA123”
Open location code
8FV3XQR5+99
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=grassland
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tajik—“Orléans – Bricy Air Base” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “base aèria 123 d’Orleans-Bricy”
- Cebuano: “Orléans-Bricy”
- Chinese: “奥尔良-布里西航空基地”
- Chinese: “第123奧爾良-布里西空軍基地”
- French: “Base aerienne 123 Orleans-Bricy”
- French: “base aérienne 123 Orléans-Bricy”
- French: “Base aérienne 123 Orléans-Bricy”
- French: “Base aérienne d’Orléans – Bricy”
- German: “Base aérienne 123 Orléans-Bricy (B.A. 123)”
- German: “Base aérienne 123 Orléans-Bricy”
- German: “Militärflugplatz Orléans-Bricy”
- Japanese: “オルレアン＝ブリシー空軍基地”
- Japanese: “第123オルレアン＝ブリシー空軍基地”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Bricy AB”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی اورلئانز”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ оврлеҳонз”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Орлеанс-Брайси”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Beaucerie and Le COudray.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chenil and Le Mont Vansy.
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