Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base (French: Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard or BA 709) (IATA: CNG, ICAO: LFBG) is a base of the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) located in Châteaubernard, 2.8 kilometres south of Cognac.[1] Both locations are communes of the Charente département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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.

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Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard
IATA: CNG ICAO: LFBG
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Government of France
Operator	Armée de l'air et de l'espace
Location	Cognac / Châteaubernard
Elevation AMSL	102 ft / 31 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,423 7,949 Paved 09/27 1,875 6,152 Paved
Sources: French AIP[1]

It was used by the German Luftwaffe in World War II. The Luftwaffe's operations included anti-submarine Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condors as late as July 1944.[2]

Units

• Escadron de Drones 1/33 Belfort with the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper[3]
• École de Pilotage de l’Armée de l’Air 315 Général Jarry with Pilatus PC-21 and the Grob[3]
• Escadron D'Instruction en Vol 1/13 Artois[3]
• Escadron D'Instruction en Vol 2/12 Picardie[3]

References

External links

• Official site (in French)
• BA 709 Cognac at French Air Force site (in French)
• Airport Chart at French Air Force site (in French)
• Aéroport de Cognac - Châteaubernard page at Union des Aéroports Français (in French)
• Current weather for LFBG at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for CNG / LFBG: Cognac-Parvaud Airport at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

[de] Militärflugplatz Cognac-Châteaubernard

[fr] Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard