Metz-Frescaty Air Base
Metz-Frescaty Air Base was a front-line French Air Force French: Armée de l'Air base. The base is located approximately 5 miles south-southwest of Metz, about 174 miles east of Paris.Photo: Mike-tango, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Commerce
- Description: airport in France
- Also known as: “Frescaty AB Airport”, “LFSF”, “MZM”, and “Plateau de Frescaty”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Saint-Privat and Château de La Grange-aux-Ormes.
Fort Saint-Privat
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Saint-Privat is a fortification near Metz. Part of the forts of Metz, it had its baptism of fire in late 1944 during the Battle of Metz. Fort Saint-Privat is situated 1½ km northeast of Metz-Frescaty Air Base.
Château de La Grange-aux-Ormes
Manor estate
Photo: Aimelaime, Public domain.
Château de La Grange-aux-Ormes is a manor estate, which is situated 2 km east of Metz-Frescaty Air Base.
Saint John the Baptist Church
Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint John the Baptist Church is situated 1½ km south of Metz-Frescaty Air Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Augny and Marly.
Augny
Village
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Augny is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Marly
Town
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marly is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated 7 km south of the city of Metz, capital of the Moselle department.
Montigny-lès-Metz
Town
Photo: Infofiltrage, Public domain.
Montigny-lès-Metz is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Metz, and is adjacent to it on the west. Montigny-lès-Metz is situated 3½ km northeast of Metz-Frescaty Air Base.
Metz-Frescaty Air Base
- Categories: airport and air base
- Location: Augny, Arrondissement of Metz-Ville, Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.07299° or 49° 4′ 23″ northLongitude
6.12852° or 6° 7′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8FX834FH+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 478816044OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercialWikidata ID
Q2886473
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Metz-Frescaty Air Base” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Metz-Frescaty”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قاعده ميتز فريسكاتى الجويه”
- French: “BA 128”
- French: “Base aerienne 128 Metz-Frescaty”
- French: “base aérienne 128 Metz-Frescaty”
- French: “Base aérienne 128 metz-frescaty”
- French: “Base aérienne 128 Metz-Frescaty”
- French: “Base Aérienne 128 Metz-Frescaty”
- French: “LFSF”
- German: “Militärflugplatz Metz-Frescaty”
- Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר מץ-פרסקטי”
- Hungarian: “Metz-Frescaty repülőtér”
- Indonesian: “LFSF”
- Indonesian: “MZM”
- Japanese: “メス＝フレスカティ空軍基地”
- Japanese: “第128メス＝フレスカティ空軍基地”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Frescaty AB”
- Persian: “LFSF”
- Persian: “MZM”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی متز-فرسکتی”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ мтз-фрскти”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Метз-Фрескати”
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