Barcelonnette – Saint-Pons Airfield
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Barcelonnette – Saint-Pons Airport (IATA: BAE[2], ICAO: LFMR) is an airport located at Saint-Pons, 3 km (2 miles) west of Barcelonnette,[1] both communes in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France.
Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport Aéroport de Barcelonnette-Saint-Pons | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Barcelonnette, France | ||||||||||
Location | Saint-Pons | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,714 ft / 1,132 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°23′14″N 006°36′33″E | ||||||||||
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Location in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department Location of department in France | |||||||||||
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Source: French AIP[1] |
The airport is situated along the north side of the Ubaye river. It has an 800 m (2,600 ft) unlit runway. It is open to national commercial traffic and private aircraft operating daylight visual flight rules.
Civil and military aircraft may refuel with avgas 100LL and TRO.[clarification needed] There are no customs, nor police, but an SSLIA (French: Service de sauvetage et de lutte contre l'incendie des aéronefs sur les aérodromes, "Airport and Aircraft Fire and Rescue Service") is provided at Level 1.