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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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Elevation : 25 m = 82ft

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weather : sky clear at Istres

ciel dégagé
81°F
75 ↗ 97°F

wind ↑ 8mph

Thursday : high heat alert with 97°F at Istres

Thursday : high heat alert with 95°F at Istres

Aviation weather for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

METAR for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

LFMI 252000Z AUTO 20007KT CAVOK 27/22 Q1014 NOSIG

Decoded METAR for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

METAR issued by LFMI on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 20:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 55 minutes ago.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 27°C = 81°F, dew point is 22°C = 72°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 74 %.

QNH is 1014hPa = 29.94inHg

Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 200°.

Sky clear.

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours

TAF for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

LFMI 251942Z 2519/2615 16005KT CAVOK TX37/2614Z TN21/2602Z BECMG 2600/2602 BKN008 BECMG 2605/2607 32005KT CAVOK

Decoded TAF for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

TAF issued by LFMI on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 19:42 UTC, issued 2 hours and 13 minutes. weather forecast for 20 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Wednesday, June 25, 2025 à 19:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 25, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC

2519/2615 16005KT CAVOK TX37/2614Z TN21/2602Z

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 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 160°

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

becoming from Wednesday, June 25, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Thursday, June 26, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC

BECMG 2600/2602 BKN008

broken at 800ft = 240m

becoming from Thursday, June 26, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Thursday, June 26, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC

BECMG 2605/2607 32005KT CAVOK

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 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 320°

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

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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