Lyon - La Valbonne

45°51'29"N 005°08'47"E

 

dimensions: 00/00 - 1100x800m - grass

 

Airfield Lyon-La Valbonne was an airfield 25 kilometers northeast of Lyon in France.

The airfield was active in the 1930s as a flying school.

Instead of a runway it had a 1100x800m large flying field which was usable all year long, allowing takeoffs into the wind at any time.

No maps or photos of the airfield while in use have been located

 

The airfield was not reactivated after World War II. Today the former airfield lies on the north side of the Camp Militaire de La Valbonne.

Currently it serves as a ammunitions storage facility for the 68th African Artillery Regiment (french: 68ème Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique) and the 3ème Régiment de Médical.

View of the former airstrip in 2005 (Google Earth)