List of French Air and Space Force bases

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List of French Air and Space Force bases.

Active bases

Metropolitan France

Air bases in Metropolitan France Bases-aeriennes-france.jpg
Air bases in Metropolitan France

Northern region (RAN: Région Aérienne Nord)

Air Base nameBase AerienneFrench titleNotes
Dijon Air Base BA 102Base aérienne 102 DijonLongvic "Capitaine Georges Guynemer"to close under 2015 budget [1] >
Cambrai - Épinoy Air Base BA 103Base aérienne 103 CambraiÉpinoy "Commandant René Mouchotte"closed in 2013
Évreux-Fauville Air Base BA 105Base aérienne 105 ÉvreuxFauville "Commandant Jules Viot"
Vélizy – Villacoublay Air Base BA 107Base aérienne 107 VélizyVillacoublay "Sous-lieutenant René Dorme"
Creil Air Base BA 110Base aérienne 110 Creil "Lieutenant-colonel Guy de la Horie"
Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base BA 113Base aérienne 113 Saint-Dizier – Robinson "Commandant Antoine de Saint-Exupéry"
Luxeuil - Saint-Sauveur Air Base BA 116Base aérienne 116 LuxeuilSaint-Sauveur "Lieutenant-colonel Tony Papin"
Paris Air Base BA 117Base aérienne 117 Paris "Capitaine Georges Guynemer"
Orléans – Bricy Air Base BA 123Base aérienne 123 OrléansBricy "Commandant Charles Paoli"
Metz-Frescaty Air Base BA 128Base aérienne 128 MetzFrescaty "Lieutenant-colonel Jean Dagnaux"closed in August 2012 [2]
Nancy – Ochey Air Base BA 133Base aérienne 133 NancyOchey "Commandant Henri Jeandet"
Châteaudun Air Base BA 279Base aérienne 279 Châteaudun "Lieutenant Beau"
Avord Air Base BA 702Base aérienne 702 Avord "Capitaine Georges Madon"
Tours - Saint-Symphorien Air Base BA 705Base aérienne 705 Tours – Saint-Symphorien "Commandants Jean et François Tulasne"
Drachenbronn Air Base BA 901Base aérienne 901 Drachenbronn "Capitaine de Laubier"to become an outstation of Nancy [1]
Taverny Air Base BA 921Base aérienne 921 Taverny "Frères Mahé"
Romorantin - Pruniers Air Detachment DA 273Détachement Air 273 RomorantinPruniers "Lieutenant-colonel Georges Mailfert"
Doullens Air Detachment DA 922Détachement Air 922 Doullens "Capitaine René Doumer"

Southern region (RAS: Région Aérienne Sud)

Air Base nameBase AerienneFrench titleNotes
Toulouse-Francazal Air Base BA 101Base aérienne 101 ToulouseFrancazal "Général Lionel de Marmier"
Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Base BA 106Base aérienne 106 BordeauxMérignac "Capitaine Michel Croci"
Orange-Caritat Air Base BA 115Base aérienne 115 OrangeCaritat "Capitaine de Seyne"
Mont-de-Marsan Air Base BA 118Base aérienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan "Colonel Constantin Rozanoff"
Cazaux Air Base BA 120Base aérienne 120 Cazaux "Commandant Marzac"
Istres – Le Tubé Air Base BA 125Base aérienne 125 IstresLe Tubé "Sous-lieutenant Charles Monier"
Solenzara Air Base BA 126Base aérienne 126 Solenzara "Capitaine Preziosi"
Ambérieu-en-Bugey Air Base BA 278Base aérienne 278 Ambérieu-en-Bugey "Colonel Albert Chambonnet"
Salon-de-Provence Air Base BA 701Base aérienne 701 Salon-de-Provence "Général Pineau"
Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base BA 709Base aérienne 709 CognacChâteaubernard "Commandant Ménard"
Rochefort - Saint-Agnant Air Base BA 721 Base aérienne 721 RochefortSaint-Agnant "Adjudant Gémot"
Grenoble - Montbonnot Air Base BA 749Base aérienne 749 GrenobleMontbonnot
Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base BA 942Base aérienne 942 LyonMont Verdun "Capitaine Jean Robert"
Nice Air Base BA 943Base aérienne 943 Nice "Capitaine Auber"
fr:Détachement air 204 Bordeaux-Beauséjour DA 204Détachement air 204 BordeauxBeauséjour
Varennes-sur-Allier Air Detachment DA 277Détachement air 277 Varennes-sur-Allier "Capitaine Rousseau"
Saintes - Thénac Air Base EETAA 722 Ecole d'enseignement technique de l'armée de l'air 722 SaintesThénac "Capitaine Albert Raffin"

French overseas departments and territories

Air Base nameBase AerienneFrench titleLocationNotes
Saint-Denis Air Base BA 181Base aérienne 181 Saint-Denis "Lieutenant Roland Garros" Réunion
Tahiti - Faa'a Air Base BA 190Base aérienne 190 TahitiFaa'a "Sergent Julien-Allain" French Polynesia
Lamentin Air Base BA 365Base aérienne 365 Lamentin Martinique
Cayenne - Rochambeau Air Base BA 367Base aérienne 367 CayenneRochambeau "Capitaine Massé" French Guiana
Nouméa Air Detachment DA 376Détachement air 376 Nouméa New Caledonia

Foreign countries

Air Base nameBase AerienneFrench titleLocationNotes
Al Dhafra Air Base BA 104Base aérienne 104 Al Dhafra Abu Dhabi
Dakar-Ouakam Air Base BA 160Base aérienne 160 DakarOuakam Senegal
Djibouti Air Base BA 188Base aérienne 188 Djibouti "Colonel Massart" Djibouti
Eléments français d'assistance opérationnelle à N'Djamena BA 172Base aérienne 172 "Fort-Lamy" Chad
Eléments air à Libreville Gabon

Inactive bases

Air Base nameBase AerienneFrench titleLocationNotes
Reims – Champagne Air Base BA 112Base aérienne 112 ReimsChampagne "Commandant Edmond Marin la Meslée"
Aix - Les Milles Air Base BA 114Base aérienne 114 AixLes Milles
Chartres Air Base BA 122Base aérienne 122 Chartres
Strasbourg - Entzheim Air Base BA 124Base aérienne 124 StrasbourgEntzheim
Bremgarten Air Base BA 136Base aérienne 136 Bremgarten West Germany
Toul-Rosières Air Base BA 136Base aérienne 136 ToulRosières
BatnaBA 143Base aérienne 143 BatnaFrench Algeria
Sétif Ain ArnatBA 144Base aérienne 144 Sétif Ain Arnat ou Base Alat 101French AlgeriaTransferred to Algerian Armed Forces control 1962. Now Ain Arnat Airport.
Colomb-Béchar BA 145 fr:Base aérienne 145 Colomb-Béchar Colomb-Béchar, French AlgeriaDisestablished March 1967. Now Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport
Berlin Tegel Airport BA 165Base aérienne 165 Berlin-Tegel Germany
Apt - Saint-Christol Air Base BA 200Base aérienne 200 AptSaint-Christol
Bordeaux - Cenon Air Base BA 203Base aérienne 203 BordeauxCenon
Limoges - Romanet Air Base BA 274Base aérienne 274 LimogesRomanet
Toul - Thouvenot Air Base BA 551Base aérienne 551 ToulThouvenot
Compiègne Air Base BA 552Base aérienne 552 Compiègne
Nîmes Air Base BA 726Base aérienne 726 Nîmes
Contrexéville Air Base BA 902Base aérienne 902 Contrexéville
Lahr–Hugsweier Air Base BA 139Base Aérienne 139 Lahr–Hugsweier West Germany

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References

  1. 1 2 "Défense : Le Drian détaille les 7 500 postes supprimés dans l'armée". francetvinfo.fr (in French). Paris. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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