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.

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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

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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

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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

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Augny is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Marly

Town

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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

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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 airbase
Location: Augny, Arrondissement of Metz-Ville, Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.07299° or 49° 4′ 23″ north

Longitude

6.12852° or 6° 7′ 43″ east

Open location code

8FX834FH+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 478816044

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=commercial

Wikidata 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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