French Air Force base in the Lorraine region.
Location
Thuilley-aux-Groseilles, France
Nancy-Ochey Air Base, designated BA 133, is a military airfield operated by the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace). Located near the village of Thuilley-aux-Groseilles in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of northeastern France, it serves no scheduled civilian air traffic.
The base has historically been home to fighter and strike aircraft, and has played a role in French nuclear deterrence missions. It is one of several French air bases in the Grand Est region with a long operational history dating back to the Cold War era.
As a restricted military installation, BA 133 is not open to the public and has no commercial passenger facilities. It holds the ICAO code LFSO but no IATA code, reflecting its exclusively military function.
Notable facts
- ›BA 133 is a French Air and Space Force installation with no civilian commercial operations.
- ›The base is located in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of the Grand Est region.
- ›It has historically hosted Mirage and other tactical aircraft for French defense missions.
- ›The base has been associated with French nuclear strike capability during the Cold War.
- ›No IATA code is assigned, as the airfield does not serve commercial aviation.
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