| Luxeuil Air Base Base aérienne 116 Luxeuil Saint-Sauveur
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| IATA: none – ICAO: LFSX | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Owner | Government of France | ||
| Operator | Armée de l'air | ||
| Location | Luxeuil-les-Bains | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 913 ft / 278 m | ||
| Coordinates | 47°46′59″N 006°21′51″E / 47.78306°N 6.36417°ECoordinates: 47°46′59″N 006°21′51″E / 47.78306°N 6.36417°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 04/22 | 2,315 | 7,595 | Asphalt |
| 11/29 | 2,433 | 7,982 | Asphalt |
Luxeuil (French or BA 116) (ICAO: LFSX) is a medium size air base located at 47°46′59″N 006°21′51″E / 47.78306°N 6.36417°E, near Luxeuil-les-Bains in the Franche-Comté region of France. It has two runways: 113/293 with a length of 2433m, and 038/218 with a length of 2315m.
The base is used exclusively by the Armée de l'air and hosts two operational units:
- Strike Squadron 1/4 Dauphiné
- Strike Squadron 2/4 La Fayette
Both are equipped with the Mirage 2000N and can be deployed in conventional strike and nuclear deterrence missions, carrying the medium-range Air-Sol Moyenne Portée ASMP mssiles for the latter.
The two units are supported by:
- DAMS (Dépôt atelier munitions spécialisées), Specialised Ammunition Storage, responsible for the nuclear strike alert facilities on the base.
- Tactical Instruction Centre 00.339 Aquitaine, in charge of directing the strike squadrons in their low-altitude all-weather mission.
- Air Defence squadron 04.950 Servance, responsible for anti aircraft defence.
- Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air, responsible for security and ground defence.
External links[]
- French Air Force link (French)
- Sqn 01.004 Dauphine (French)
- Sqn 02.004 La Fayette (French)
- Sqn 04.950 Servence (French)
- Airport Chart for LFSX PDF
- Airport information for LFSX at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Fusiliers Commandos de l'air (French)
The original article can be found at Luxeuil Air Base and the edit history here.