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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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weather : sky clear at Istres

ciel dégagé
27°F
50 ↗ 54°F

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Aviation weather for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

METAR for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

LFMI 282100Z AUTO 34009KT CAVOK 07/02 Q1017 NOSIG

Decoded METAR for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

METAR issued by LFMI on Friday, November 28, 2025 at 21:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 34 hours and -1384 minutes ago.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 7°C = 45°F, dew point is 2°C = 36°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.

QNH is 1017hPa = 30.03inHg

Wind 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 340°.

Sky clear.

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours

TAF for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

LFMI 282000Z 2821/2921 35006KT CAVOK TX14/2914Z TN02/2906Z

Decoded TAF for Istres Le Tubé airport LFMI

TAF issued by LFMI on Friday, November 28, 2025 at 20:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 11 hours and 56 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Friday, November 28, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Saturday, November 29, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC

2821/2921 35006KT CAVOK TX14/2914Z TN02/2906Z

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 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 350°

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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