Istres-Le Tube Air Base (LFMI)

Description

A large multi-role tasked French Air Force base located near Istres, northwest of Marseille, France. The airport facilities are also known as Istres - Le Tube. The French Air Force has several operational units on the base, including Strike squadron 2/4 Lafayette equipped with Mirage 2000N, A tanker squadron equipped with KC-135 Stratotanker, and a squadron responsible for the base air defense. The base also hosts a helicopter squadron and a large repair and training facility. In addition, it also includes test facilities for DGA Essais en vol, Dassault Aviation, SNECMA, Thales and some aeronautical units of the French Navy. More than 5,000 personnel work on the base. Secondary users include the United States Air Force (USAF), during Allied operations engaging United States and France. During Operation Allied Force, USAF KC-135s and U-2s operated out of the base. Istres was the home of U-2 detachment. Istres was also utilized by NASA as a contingency landing site for the Space Shuttle in the case of a Transoceanic Abort Landing. The runway is 3,750 m 12,300 ft long and 60 m 200 ft wide. An additional overrun area 1,200 m ( 3,900 ft long was built for Airbus Industries in 1992. It has the same characteristics as the runway, making it the longest runway in Western Europe and thus suited for Shuttle landings. The above description has been prepared by IPACS forum user JetJockey10. Although this website is moderated as far as is possible, the text above does not represent the views of the administrator of FSCloudPort. If you have any concerns about the above content please email admin@

Runways

33 / 153757m x 45mModel size:3760m47m

Author

IPACS Forum ID JetJockey10
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Created on 12/03/2019 20:09:55 GMT
Updates more04-Apr-2018 16:08:16 By JetJockey10

Download Section

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Download instructions for a fully modelled airport follow Click for basic TSC

  1. Create folder My PC > Documents > Aerofly FS2 > scenery > places > FR
  2. Download LFMI.zip file to your FR folder and unzip to folder LFMI/
  3. Download xref_lib_water_towers.zip to My PC > Documents > Aerofly FS2 > scenery > xref and unzip to folder xref_lib_water_towers/ (only do this once and it applies for all FSCP airports
  4. Go Fly!
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