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LFMR Barcelonnette Saint-Pons

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LFMRBARCELONNETTEWINTER

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The Barcelonnette Saint-Pons airfield is open for business and tourist flights. Situated at 1132 m (3713 feet) above sea level in the heart of the Ubaye Valley.

It is just 15 km (9.3 miles) from Jausiers and 2 km (1.24 miles) from Barcelonnette.

It is the second highest airfield in France and boasts magnificent scenery that is enjoyed by thousands of visitors each year. Situated between Provence, the Alps and Italy in a unique location. This is a French category D airfield (dedicated to sport and tourism) located 40 minutes by plane from Aix-en-Provence, 25 minutes from Cannes, and 25 minutes from Cuneo. This airfield’s main characteristics:

  • Class G airspace: few restrictions
  • The airfield is open to general air traffic without restriction
  • Mountain airfield, no specific requirements
  • Exceptional flight conditions
  • 63 summits over 3000 m (9842 feet) high

The airfield has a tarmac runway oriented 09/27 (QFU 092/272) that is 800 m (874.9 yards) long and 30 m (32.8 yards) wide. It is open to domestic commercial traffic, private planes, and VFR day flights.

IATA code: BAE ICAO code: LFMR

It is equipped for 100LL and Jet A1 refueling.

Air traffic information is provided on the radio frequency: 123.500 MHz.