Vatry Air Base

E383708

Vatry Air Base is a former French military airfield in the Marne department that has been converted into a civilian cargo-focused airport now known as Châlons Vatry Airport.

All labels observed (2)

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Vatry Air Base canonical 1
Vatry Airport 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military air base
alsoKnownAs Châlons Vatry Airport
surface form: Aéroport de Châlons-Vatry

Vatry Europort
convertedTo Châlons Vatry Airport
country France
currentName Châlons Vatry Airport
currentUse cargo airport
civilian airport
distanceFromParis approximately 150 km
elevation 179 metres
587 feet
focus air cargo operations
formerFunction French military airfield
formerNameOf Châlons Vatry Airport
hasCapability charter passenger flights
long-haul cargo flights
hasInfrastructure aircraft maintenance facilities
cargo handling facilities
long runway suitable for wide-body aircraft
hasNavigationAid NDB
VOR/DME
instrument landing system
hasParking aircraft parking aprons
hasRunway Runway 10/28
hasTerminal cargo terminal
passenger terminal
IATAcode XCR
ICAOcode LFOK
locatedEastOf Paris
locatedIn Grand Est
surface form: Grand Est region

Marne department
north-eastern France
locatedNear Châlons-en-Champagne
marketingName Châlons Vatry Airport
surface form: Paris-Vatry Airport
nearSettlement Bussy-Lettrée
Vatry
operator Société d’Exploitation de Vatry Europort
primaryUse military aviation
regionServed Grand Est
runwayLength 12664 feet
3860 metres
runwaySurface asphalt
serves Châlons-en-Champagne
Marne department
Reims
timezone CET
timezoneDST CEST
usedBy French Air Force

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Châlons Vatry Airport formerName Vatry Air Base
XCR alsoKnownAs Vatry Air Base
subject surface form: Châlons Vatry Airport
this entity surface form: Vatry Airport