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Le Luc - Le Cannet Airport
Base école Général Lejay |
| IATA: none – ICAO: LFMC |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Military |
| Operator |
Ministry of Defence |
| Location |
Le Luc, France |
| Elevation AMSL |
265 ft / 81 m |
| Coordinates |
43°23′05″N 006°23′13″E / 43.38472°N 6.38694°E / 43.38472; 6.38694 (Le Luc - Le Cannet Airport)Coordinates: 43°23′05″N 006°23′13″E / 43.38472°N 6.38694°E / 43.38472; 6.38694 (Le Luc - Le Cannet Airport) |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 13/31 |
1,399 |
4,590 |
Paved |
| 09/27 |
800 |
2,625 |
Paved |
| Source: French AIP |
Le Luc-Le Cannet Airport (ICAO: LFMC). located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Le Luc, in the Var département, in Southern France.
This airport is used only for military aviation, with no commercial airline service aera.
It is also part of Base école Général Lejay, a French Army (Armée de Terre), a training facility for combat helicopters and various ground equipment.
World War II
Le Luc airport was built prior to World War II and was sized by Allied Forces during Operation Dragoon, the Invasion of Southern France in August 1944. After minimal repairs by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force XII Engineer Command, it was turned over for operations use by XII Fighter Command on 22 August. It was not given an Advanced Landing Ground designation. Known units assigned to the airfield were:
- 27th Fighter Group, August 1944, A-36 Apache
- 324th Fighter Group, 25 August-2 September 1944, P-47 Thunderbolt
With the combat units moving quickly up into Eastern France, the airport was returned to French civil control on 13 September.
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| General Info
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| Country |
France
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| ICAO ID |
LFMC
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| Time |
UTC+1(+2DT)
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| Latitude |
43.384672
43° 23' 04.82" N
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| Longitude |
6.387139
006° 23' 13.70" E
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| Elevation |
265 feet
81 meters
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| Type |
Military
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| Magnetic Variation |
000° E (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
MILITARY
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| Near City |
Le Luc
|
| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October
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| Communications
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| LE LUC TWR |
123.0
278.2
|
| GND |
121.85
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| ATIS |
128.65
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| LE LUC APP |
122.2
140.925
142.075
297.775
(142.075 FINAL)
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| Runways
|
| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
|
| 09/27 |
2625 x 98 feet
800 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
YES
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| 13/31 |
4593 x 98 feet
1400 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
|
| VOR-DME |
LUC |
LE LUC |
077X |
113 |
5.7 NM |
088.9
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| NDB |
LU |
LE LUC |
- |
378 |
6.0 NM |
268.8
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1+, Jet A1 with icing inhibitor.
100/130 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (GREEN)
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| Oil |
O-155, MIL L 6068C, Aircraft Medium Grade
O-156, MIL L 23699 (Synthetic Base)Turboprop/Turboshaft Engine
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| Remarks
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| FUEL |
A1+
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| LGT |
PAPI Rwy 09 GS 4 MEHT 58', PAPI Rwy 13 GS 3.3 MEHT 42'.
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| OIL |
O-155-156
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr 0700-1600Z++ Mon-Thu, 0700-1300Z++ Fri.
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