Ambérieu-en-Bugey Air Base

Ambérieu-en-Bugey Air Base

Ambérieu-en-Bugey Air Base (French: Base aérienne 278 Ambérieu-en-Bugey) (ICAO: LFXA) is a front-line French Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air or ALA) base located approximately 5 km north-northwest of Ambérieu-en-Bugey, in the Ain department of the Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Ambérieu-en-Bugey Air Base is a primary repair depot and supply centre for avionics, ground telecommunication equipment, navigation aids and the manufacture of simple equipment.

It also supports calibration and repair of all Armée de l'Air precision measuring equipment and the manufacture and repair of aircrew survival equipment.

Ambérieu has two Jodel D140C Mousquetaire aircraft assigned for courier duty.

The airport resides at an elevation of 823 ft (251 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 01/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,000 by 30 metres (6,562 ft × 98 ft) and 02/20 with a grass surface measuring 800 by 100 m (2,625 ft × 328 ft).