LFXA

Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278)

Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) (LFXA) is a general-aviation airfield serving Ambérieu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The field lies at 823 ft (251 m) above sea level and has two parallel runways, the longest 6,562 ft (2,000 m), asphalt. Its nearest neighbour is Bourg-Ceyzériat Airfield (LFHS), 13 nm N.

Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from LFXA in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.

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Location

Elevation
823 ft (251 m)
Coordinates
45.9873, 5.3284
Serving
Ambérieu
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Time zone
Europe/Paris

Runways2 · longest 6,562 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
01/196,562 ft2,000 m98 ftAsphalt
02/202,625 ft800 m328 ftGrass

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
LFHSBourg-Ceyzériat Airfield · 13 nm N
Airfields within 25 nm
6

Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.