Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base
Encyclopedia
Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base ( or BA 709) is a base of the French Air Force
located in Châteaubernard
, 2.8 kilometre south of Cognac
. Both locations are communes
of the Charente
département in the Poitou-Charentes
région
of France
. The base is home to the Ecole de Pilotage de l'Armee de l'Air, the air force initial pilot training school.
French Air Force
The French Air Force , literally Army of the Air) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, then was made an independent military arm in 1933...
located in Châteaubernard
Châteaubernard
Châteaubernard is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, 2.8 kilometre south of Cognac
Cognac
Cognac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:Cognac is situated on the river Charente between the towns of Angoulême and Saintes. The majority of the town has been built on the river's left bank, with the smaller right...
. Both locations are communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of the Charente
Charente
Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...
département in the Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members...
région
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The base is home to the Ecole de Pilotage de l'Armee de l'Air, the air force initial pilot training school.
External links
- Official site
- BA 709 Cognac at French Air Force site
- Airport Chart at French Air Force site
- Aéroport de Cognac - Châteaubernard page at Union des Aéroports Français