Avord Air Base
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Avord Air Base (BA 702) Base Aérienne 702 Capitaine Georges Madon |
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E-3 Sentry taking off from Avord Air Base
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of France | ||||||||||
| Operator | Armée de l'air | ||||||||||
| Location | Avord, France | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 580 ft / 177 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°03′12″N 002°37′57″E / 47.05333°N 2.63250°ECoordinates: 47°03′12″N 002°37′57″E / 47.05333°N 2.63250°E | ||||||||||
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Source: Aerodrome chart at Direction de la Circulation Aerienne Militaire (DIRCAM)
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Avord Air Base (ICAO: LFOA) or BA 702 (French: Base Aérienne 702 Capitaine Georges Madon), named after Captain Georges Madon, is a base of the French Air Force located 2.8 km (1.7 mi) north northwest of Avord in central France.
Airbase 702 hosts about 2,500 personnel (French Air Force military and some civilian). Because of its strategic location in the middle of France it is extremely suitable as a multi purpose base. It has a single runway 06/24, 3,503 m × 45 m (11,493 ft × 148 ft).
The base perimeter contains some maximum-security zones with:
Other support units:
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