Lens - Bénifontaine Airfield

Lens - Bénifontaine Airfield is an aerodrome in , , which is located on Route de la Bassée. Lens - Bénifontaine Airfield is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in France
  • Also known as: “Benifontaine Airport”, “Lens - Benifontaine Airport”, “Lens - Bénifontaine Airport”, “Lens-Benifontaine”, “Lens-Bénifontaine”, and “LFQL”
  • Address: 5001 Route de la Bassée, Vendin-le-Vieil, 62880

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stade Bollaert-Delelis and Loos British Cemetery.

Stadium
Photo: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the main football stadium in , , that was built in 1933. It is the home of RC Lens. The stadium's capacity is 38,223 – about 7,000 more than the city's population.

Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cemetery
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lens and Liévin.

Photo: Dvillafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , France. A former industrial city, its wealth was founded on textiles and coal mining. In 2009, the Louvre opened a branch in , called - naturally enough - Louvre-Lens.

Town
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in northern France. The inhabitants are called Liévinois in French.

Town
Photo: Maitre So, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in the region of .

Lens - Bénifontaine Airfield

Latitude
50.46613° or 50° 27′ 58″ north
Longitude
2.82082° or 2° 49′ 15″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Operator
Communauté d’agglomération de Lens-Liévin
ICAO airport code
LFQL
Open location code
9F24FR8C+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 281708026
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6694651
Wiki­data ID
Q2875511
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Malay—“Lens - Bénifontaine Airfield” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Loos-en-Gohelle and Bénifontaine.

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