Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base
Rouvres-en-Woëvre, Grand Est, France
LFQE is the ICAO airport code for Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base, located in Rouvres-en-Woëvre, France. The airport is classified as a Regional Airport. It operates in the Europe/Paris timezone at an elevation of 770 ft (235 m) above sea level. It has 4 runways.
About Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base
Wikipedia ↗Base Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux, formerly Étain-Rouvres Air Base is a base of the French Army Light Aviation. It is located on the Lorraine Plateau in northeastern France, 1.5 kilometers west of Étain; on the west side of the Départemental 906 (D906) (Meuse) road, adjacent to the village of Rouvres-en-Woevre in the Meuse département about 19 kilometers east of Verdun. It was built in 1937 and has been used by the French, British, German, and U.S. Air Forces, before the French Army took the base over, after 1967.
Location
Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Runways (4)
| Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Lighted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 7,874 ft (2,400 m) | 148 ft (45 m) | Asphalt | Yes | Open |
| 02/20 | — | — | Unk | No | Open |
| 01/19 | 7,874 ft (2,400 m) | 148 ft (45 m) | Asphalt | Yes | Open |
| 02/20 | — | — | Unk | No | Open |
Airport Details
- ICAO Code
- LFQE
- Type
- Regional Airport
- City
- Rouvres-en-Woëvre
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Local Time
- —
- Elevation
- 770 ft (235 m)
- Coordinates
- 49.2269°N, 5.6722°E
- Opened
- 1937
- Operator
- French Army Light Aviation
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