FR-0377
Laon-Couvron Air Base
VFR
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Name
Laon-Couvron Air Base
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ICAO
FR-0377
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
6:45 am (CET)
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Coordinates
49° 37′ 59″ N 3° 32′ 33″ E
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Elevation
247 ft (75 m MSL)
About Laon-Couvron Air Base
Laon-Couvron Air Base is a former French and United States Air Force base in France. It is located in the Aisne département of France, less than one mile southeast of the village of Couvron and 6 miles northwest of Laon; on the southwest side of the Autoroute des Anglais (A26 autoroute) 1 Mile (1.6 km) east of the village of Couvron-et-Aumencourt.
After 1967, the facility was a French Army Armée de Terre station, renaming the base Quartier Mangin sur l'ancienne base de Couvron. From 1980 to 2012 it was the home of the 1st Marine Artillery Regiment (1er Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (1er RAMa)).