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Istres Le Tubé airport (Base aérienne Istres-Le Tubé / BA 125 / BA125) in Marseille (France)

The runway at Istres-Le Tubé airport has extensions which make it possible to obtain a 5,000 meter runway - the longest in Europe - and to accommodate Airbus planes for their test campaign.

Istres Le Tubé airport also known as Base aérienne Istres-Le Tubé and BA 125 and BA125 is located near Marseille, with Istres at 3mi↑, Saint-Chamas at 6mi↑, Miramas at 6mi↑, Fos-sur-Mer at 6mi↑, Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts at 7mi↑, Cornillon-Confoux at 8mi↑,

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aerial view of Istres Le Tubé airport

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Elevation : 25 m = 82ft

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Runways

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weather : sky clear at Istres

ciel dégagé
61°F
59 ↗ 66°F

wind ↑ 6mph

Sunday : Wind alert of 43mph at Istres

Aviation weather for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

METAR for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

LFMI 131800Z AUTO 09005KT CAVOK 16/13 Q1020 BECMG 15012KT

Decoded METAR for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

METAR issued by LFMI on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 18:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 66 hours and -2867 minutes ago.

CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 13°C = 55°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82 %.

QNH is 1020hPa = 30.12inHg

Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 90°.

Sky clear.

Becoming 15012KT

TAF for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

LFMI 131400Z 1315/1415 15012KT CAVOK TX21/1413Z TN14/1322Z BECMG 1400/1403 10015G25KT TEMPO 1412/1415 13020G35KT

Decoded TAF for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

TAF issued by LFMI on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 14:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 22 hours and 13 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Thursday, November 13, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Thursday, November 13, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC

1315/1415 15012KT CAVOK TX21/1413Z TN14/1322Z

CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather

wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 150°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

becoming from Thursday, November 13, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, November 14, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1400/1403 10015G25KT

wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 100°

temporarily from Friday, November 14, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, November 14, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC

TEMPO 1412/1415 13020G35KT

wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 130°

VAC for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

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