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Find sources: "Avord Air Base" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Airport in Avord, France 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](/source/ICAO_airport_code): **LFOA**) or **BA 702** ([French](/source/French_language): *Base Aérienne 702 Capitaine Georges Madon*), named after Captain [Georges Madon](/source/Georges_Madon), is a base of the [French Air and Space Force](/source/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](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Units on the base - [Escadron de détection et de contrôle aéroportés 36 Berry](/source/Escadron_de_d%C3%A9tection_et_de_contr%C3%B4le_a%C3%A9roport%C3%A9s_36_Berry) which flies the [Boeing E-3F](/source/Boeing_E-3_Sentry)[2] - Its role is to carry out airborne surveillance, and command, control and communications (C3) functions for both tactical and air defense forces. The French designation is E-3 SDA (Systeme de Detection Aeroporté). Additional units attached: mission support flight, training flight, technical flight support and logistic flight.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - [École de L'Aviation de Transport 319 Capitaine Jean Dartiques](/source/%C3%89cole_de_L'Aviation_de_Transport_319_Capitaine_Jean_Dartiques) flying the [Embraer EMB 121 Xingu](/source/Embraer_EMB_121_Xingu)[2] - [Escadron D'Instruction en Vol Fourchambault](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Escadron_D%27Instruction_en_Vol_Fourchambault&action=edit&redlink=1)[2] The base perimeter contains some maximum-security zones with:[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - A Special Ammunitions Storage (SAS) or dépôt atelier munitions spécialisées (DAMS). Storage of appx. 60 of FAF's stockpile of [Air-Sol Moyenne Portée](/source/Air-Sol_Moyenne_Port%C3%A9e) ASMP nuclear midrange air ground missiles. - Two hardened alert facilities. One is hosting for [Dassault Mirage 2000N](/source/Dassault_Mirage_2000) combat aircraft, normally home based at [Istres Air Base](/source/Istres_Air_Base) (BA 125) or at [Luxeuil - Saint-Sauveur Air Base](/source/Luxeuil_-_Saint-Sauveur_Air_Base) (BA 116). These planes are detached here on a rotating cycles to comply to the French nuclear deterrence mission. The other facility hosts E-3F airplanes and [KC-135](/source/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker) tankers, normally home based at Istres, but detached to Avord AB to be used with some [AWACS](/source/Airborne_early_warning_and_control) and strike missions. Other support units: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - technical maintenance depot. - entrepôt de munition de l'armée de l'air Savigny-en-Septaine, a conventional ammo storage unit. - 1H.702 firefighting/rescue and nuclear decontamination unit. - 12.802 strategic telecom unit. - 02.950 air defense sqn (escadron de défense sol-air) Sancerre equipped with the [Crotale](/source/Crotale_(missile)) and [MBDA](/source/MBDA) [Mistral](/source/Mistral_missile) short range air defense systems. - 1G.702 security squadron (escadron de protection) [Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air](/source/Fusiliers_Commandos_de_l'Air) responsible for security and base protection. ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dircam_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dircam_1-1) ["LFOA - AVORD"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061126165657/http://www.dircam.air.defense.gouv.fr/dia/PDF/MIAC4%20ENG/MIAC4_LFOA_ENG.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.dircam.air.defense.gouv.fr/dia/PDF/MIAC4%20ENG/MIAC4_LFOA_ENG.pdf) (PDF) on 2006-11-26. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CCD_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CCD_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CCD_2-2) ["Chiffres clés de l'Armée de l'air - L'Armée de l'air en chiffres : 2019-2020 (FR)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201119002349/https://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/presentation/chiffres-cles/chiffres-cles-de-l-armee-de-l-air). French Air and Space Force. Archived from [the original](https://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/presentation/chiffres-cles/chiffres-cles-de-l-armee-de-l-air) on November 19, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020. ## External links - [Official site Base Aérienne 702 Capitaine Georges Madon](https://web.archive.org/web/20081015214809/http://www.ba702.air.defense.gouv.fr/) (French) - [00.036 Berry](https://web.archive.org/web/20071113060442/http://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/decouverte/l_organisation/les_unites_aeriennes/cassic/l_escadron_de_detection_et_de_controle_aeroportes_edca_00_036_berry) (French) - [Le CASSIC- the EWF](https://web.archive.org/web/20110724230827/http://www.airmil.org/esc_cassic.html) (French) - ["Current weather for LFOA"](http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/weather/current/LFOA.html). *[NOAA](/source/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration)/[NWS](/source/National_Weather_Service)*. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Avord Air Base](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avord_Air_Base) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avord_Air_Base?action=history)). 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