Nogaro Aerodrome

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Nogaro Aerodrome

Aérodrome de Nogaro
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Location Nogaro, France
Elevation  AMSL 305 ft / 93 m
Coordinates 43°46′08″N000°02′05″W / 43.76889°N 0.03472°W / 43.76889; -0.03472
Map
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LFCN
Location of airport in France
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
14L/32R3,6001,100 Asphalt
14R/32L3,120950 Grass
Source: French AIP [1]

Nogaro Aerodrome( ICAO : LFCN) is located in Nogaro in the Gers department of the Occitanie region of France.

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The aerodrome was built in 1932 on the initiative of Jean Armagnac, municipal councillor of Nogaro, to accommodate the motor flight activities of the Bas-Armagnac aero-club which he founded and which began with a Caudron C.270 Luciole. In 1946, a gliding section was added.

In 1960, an unused piece of land was sold to his son Paul to create an autodrome, which would become the Circuit Paul Armagnac. Its longest straight, called the "airfield straight", runs parallel to the grass runway.

Specifications

The aerodrome has two runways facing north-west/south-east:

The aerodrome is not controlled. Pilots use the 119.500 MHz frequency.

Facilities

There is a fueling station selling 100LL fuel and lubricant. The maintenance company Nogaro Aviation is based at the field.

The aerodrome is part of the "Nogaropôle", an industrial and technological complex.

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References

  1. LFCN – NOGARO. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique , effective 21 March 2024.