Barcelonnette – Saint-Pons Airfield
Barcelonnette – Saint-Pons Airport (IATA: BAE[2], ICAO: LFMR) is an airport located at Saint-Pons, 3 km (2 miles) west of Barcelonnette,[1] both communes in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France.
Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport Aéroport de Barcelonnette-Saint-Pons | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Barcelonnette, France | ||||||||||
Location | Saint-Pons | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,714 ft / 1,132 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°23′14″N 006°36′33″E | ||||||||||
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LFMR Location in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department Location of department in France | |||||||||||
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Source: French AIP[1] |
The airport is situated along the north side of the Ubaye river. It has an 800 m (2,600 ft) unlit runway. It is open to national commercial traffic and private aircraft operating daylight visual flight rules.
Civil and military aircraft may refuel with AVGAS 100LL and TRO. There are no customs, nor police, but an "SSLIA" (French: Service de sauvetage et de lutte contre l'incendie des aéronefs sur les aérodromes, "Airport and Aircraft Fire and Rescue Service") is provided at Level 1.
Clubs
The airport is home to the Barcelonnette Glider Club (l'Ubaye Glider Club).
References
- LFMR – BARCELONNETTE SAINT PONS. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 21 May 2020.
- http://www.liste-noire.org/barcelonnette_aeroport_2647.html
External links
- Accident history for BAE at Aviation Safety Network
- www
.liste-noire Aerial view.org /barcelonnette _aeroport _2647 .html