Chartres – Métropole airfield

airfield in France, former French Air Force base
Place air_base Q1836780
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Summary

Chartres – Métropole airfield is an air base[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chartres – Métropole airfield is located in Chartres[3].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield is located in Champhol[4].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield is in the country of France[5].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield's instance of is recorded as aerodrome[6].
  • Chartres is named after Chartres – Métropole airfield[7].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield's ICAO airport code is recorded as LFOR[8].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield's Commons category is recorded as Base aérienne 122 Chartres-Champhol[9].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield's runway is recorded as 09/27[10].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield's runway is recorded as 09L/27R[11].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 48.458888888888886, 'longitude': 1.5238888888888888}[12].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield's official website is recorded as https://www.chartres-metropole.fr/nos-missions/equipements-culturels-et-sportifs-dinteret-communautaire/aerodrome-de-chartres[13].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield's place served by transport hub is recorded as Chartres[14].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield's replaced by is recorded as Aérodrome de Chartres[15].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield's official name is recorded as aérodrome de Chartres-Métropole[16].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield's date of official opening is recorded as 1909[17].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+509'}[18].
  • Chartres – Métropole airfield's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 48.458888888888886, 'longitude': 1.5238888888888888}[19].

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Geography

Chartres – Métropole airfield is in the country of France[5]. Located in include Chartres[3], a commune of France[20], in France[21] and Champhol[4], a commune of France[22], in France[23].

Physical Characteristics

Chartres – Métropole airfield sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+509'}[18].

Designation and Status

Chartres – Métropole airfield's instance of is recorded as aerodrome[6].

History and Context

Chartres is named after Chartres – Métropole airfield[7].

Why It Matters

Chartres – Métropole airfield ranks in the top 6% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Carsten Steger · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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