Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome
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Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome is an airport
serving Montbéliard
, a commune
in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté
region
in eastern France
.
The airport is located 2 km (2,000,000,000,000 nm) south of Montbéliard, near Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard
.
of 1041 feet (317 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway
designated 08/26 with a bituminous surface measuring 1700 by 20 m (5,577.4 by 65.6 ). It also has a parallel grass
runway which measures 860 by 50 m (2,821.5 by 164 ).
Airport
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serving Montbéliard
Montbéliard
Montbéliard is a city in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department.-History:...
, a commune
Communes of France
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in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
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region
Régions of France
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in eastern France
France
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.
The airport is located 2 km (2,000,000,000,000 nm) south of Montbéliard, near Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard
Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard
Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:-External links:*...
.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
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of 1041 feet (317 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 08/26 with a bituminous surface measuring 1700 by 20 m (5,577.4 by 65.6 ). It also has a parallel grass
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
runway which measures 860 by 50 m (2,821.5 by 164 ).