French Air Force base in the Haute-Saône region.
Location
Saint-Sauveur, France
Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Air Base (BA 116) is a military airfield operated by the French Air and Space Force, located near the town of Saint-Sauveur in the Haute-Saône department of eastern France. It serves primarily as a tactical combat aviation base and has historically hosted fighter and reconnaissance units.
The base has undergone various reorganizations as part of France's broader defense restructuring efforts. It is not open to commercial passenger traffic and has no scheduled airline service, functioning exclusively as a military installation under the French Ministry of Armed Forces.
Notable facts
- ›Designated BA 116, it is one of France's active military air bases under the French Air and Space Force.
- ›The base is located in the Haute-Saône department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
- ›It has historically hosted Mirage and other tactical jet aircraft units.
- ›The base has no IATA code, reflecting its exclusive military use.
- ›Luxeuil-les-Bains, a nearby spa town, is the closest major urban center to the base.
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