Étain-Rouvres Air Base
| Airfield information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: LFQE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Elevation AMSL | 766 ft / 234 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2/20 | 7,900 | 2,407 | Concrete |
Étain - Rouvres Air Base (ICAO: LFQE) is a base of the French Army Light Aviation. It is located on the Lorraine Plateau in northeastern France, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west of Étain; on the west side of the Départemental 906 (D906) (Meuse) road, adjacent to the village of Rouvres-en-Woevre in the Meuse département about 12 miles east of Verdun. During the Cold War, Étain-Rouvres was a front-line base for the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
Read more about Étain-Rouvres Air Base: Origins, NATO Acquisition, USAF Use, Current Uses
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