Reims – Champagne Air Base

Reims-Champagne Air Base is a former Front-line French Air and Space Force air base. The base is located approximately 4 miles north of Reims; about 81 miles northeast of Paris.

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Type: Airport
Description: 1928-2011 French Air Force base near Reims, Marne, France
Also known as: “Air Base 112”, “BA 112”, “BA112”, “base aerienne 112”, “Champagne AB Airport”, “Champagne Air Base”, “LFSR”, “Reims - Champagne Air Base”, “Reims Air Base”, “REIMS-CHAMPAGNE”, “Reims-Champagne Air Base”, and “RHE”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église St-Sébastien de Bétheny and Église Notre-Dame-de-France de Reims.

Église St-Sébastien de Bétheny

Church

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Église St-Sébastien de Bétheny is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Reims – Champagne Air Base.

Église Notre-Dame-de-France de Reims

Church

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Église Notre-Dame-de-France de Reims is a church, which is situated 4 km southwest of Reims – Champagne Air Base.

Église Saint-Paul de Reims

Church

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Église Saint-Paul de Reims is a church, which is situated 4 km southwest of Reims – Champagne Air Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourgogne-Fresne and Reims.

Bourgogne-Fresne is a commune in the department of Marne, northeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Bourgogne and Fresne-lès-Reims. Bourgogne-Fresne is situated 4½ km north of Reims – Champagne Air Base.

Reims

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Reims, a city in Champagne-Ardenne, France, is perhaps best known for its world heritage listed cathedral, where generations of French kings were crowned.

Orainville

Village

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Orainville is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Orainville is situated 8 km north of Reims – Champagne Air Base.

Reims – Champagne Air Base

Categories: airbase and transportation
Location: Bétheny, Arrondissement of Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.31° or 49° 18′ 36″ north

Longitude

4.05° or 4° 3′ east

Elevation

95 metres (312 feet)

Abbreviation

“BA112”

IATA airport code

RHE

ICAO airport code

LFSR

Open location code

8FX68362+22

GeoNames ID

6299474

Wikidata ID

Q2886466

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Reims – Champagne Air Base” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Reims – Champagne Air Base”
French: “Base aerienne 112 Reims-Champagne”
French: “base aérienne 112 Reims-Champagne”
French: “Base aérienne 112 reims-champagne”
French: “Base aérienne 112 Reims-Champagne”
French: “Base Aérienne 112 Reims-Champagne”
French: “Base aérienne 112”
French: “Base Aérienne 112”
French: “Base aérienne de Reims – Champagne”
French: “REIMS-CHAMPAGNE”
German: “Base aérienne 112 Reims-Champagne (B.A. 112)”
German: “Base aérienne 112 Reims-Champagne”
German: “Militärflugplatz Reims-Champagne”
Indonesian: “LFSR”
Indonesian: “RHE”
Japanese: “ランス＝シャンパーニュ空軍基地”
Japanese: “第112ランス＝シャンパーニュ空軍基地”
Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Champagne AB”
Persian: “پایگاه هوایی رنس – شامپاین”
Persian: “پایگاه هوایی رنس-شامپاین”
Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ рнс-шомпоин”
Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Раймс-Шампан”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bétheny and Neuvillette.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Courcy-Brimont Railway Station and Place de la République.

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