Avord Air Base

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Avord Air Base (BA 702) Base Aérienne 702 Capitaine Georges Madon
E-3 Sentry taking off from Avord Air Base
IATA: none ICAO: LFOA
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Government of France
Operator	Armée de l'air et de l'espace
Location	Avord, France
Elevation AMSL	580 ft / 177 m
Coordinates	47°03′12″N 002°37′57″E / 47.05333°N 2.63250°E / 47.05333; 2.63250
Map
LFOA Location of airport in France
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 3,503 11,493 Asphalt
Source: Aerodrome chart at Direction de la Circulation Aerienne Militaire (DIRCAM)[1]

Avord Air Base (ICAO: LFOA) or BA 702 (French: Base Aérienne 702 Capitaine Georges Madon), named after Captain Georges Madon, is a base of the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) located 2.8 km (1.7 mi) north northwest^[1] of Avord in central France.

Airbase 702 hosts about 2,500 personnel (French Air and Space Force military and some civilian). Because of its strategic location in the middle of France it is extremely suitable as a multi purpose base. It has a single runway 06/24, 3,503 m × 45 m (11,493 ft × 148 ft).^{[citation needed]}