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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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Airport code

Elevation : 25 m = 82ft

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weather : sky clear at Istres

ciel dégagé
48°F
50 ↗ 55°F

wind ↑ 4mph

Aviation weather for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

METAR for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

LFMI 100300Z AUTO 10008KT 9999 -RA FEW019/// SCT048/// BKN066/// ///TCU 09/07 Q1005 TEMPO 4000 RA

Decoded METAR for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

METAR issued by LFMI on Monday, February 9, 2026 at 03:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 3 minutes ago.

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

The temperature is 9°C = 48°F, dew point is 7°C = 45°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.

QNH is 1005hPa = 29.68inHg

Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 100°.

Clouds : few clouds at 1900ft = 580m. scattered clouds at 4800ft = 1460m. broken at 6600ft = 2010m.

light rain

tower cumulus ,

Temporarily 4000 rain

TAF for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

LFMI 100200Z 1003/1103 09010KT 9999 BKN030 TX14/1013Z TN09/1003Z PROB30 TEMPO 1003/1005 4000 RA SCT025TCU BECMG 1010/1013 17010KT TEMPO 1014/1020 4000 RA BKN014 PROB40 TEMPO 1020/1103 2000 BR BKN008 BECMG 1022/1101 26005KT

Decoded TAF for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

TAF issued by LFMI on Monday, February 9, 2026 at 02:00 UTC, issued 2 hours and 3 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Monday, February 9, 2026 à 03:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 10:00 heure UTC

1003/1103 09010KT 9999 BKN030 TX14/1013Z TN09/1003Z

wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 90°

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

broken at 3000ft = 910m

probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, February 9, 2026 à 03:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 05:00 heure UTC

PROB30 TEMPO 1003/1005 4000 RA SCT025TCU

Visibility is 4km = 2mi.

rain

scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m

becoming from Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 13:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 22:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1010/1013 17010KT

wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 170°

temporarily from Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 14:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 20:00 heure UTC

TEMPO 1014/1020 4000 RA BKN014

Visibility is 4km = 2mi.

rain

broken at 1400ft = 430m

probability of 40% to have temporarily from Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 20:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 03:00 heure UTC

PROB40 TEMPO 1020/1103 2000 BR BKN008

Visibility is 2km = 1mi.

mist

broken at 800ft = 240m

becoming from Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 01:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 10, 2026 à 03:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1022/1101 26005KT

wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 260°

VAC for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.

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