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LFQE Weather Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base

Rouvres-en-Woëvre, Grand EstElevation 770 ftMedium airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: LFJL · 27 NM SE · 20 min old
Ceiling 5,800 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · LFJL
WIND
220@11
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
5,800 ft
lowest BKN/OVC

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RUNWAYS & WIND
1 runway
NESW0119
WIND
No on-field weather data
No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

01/19
Dimensions
7,874 x 148 ft
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lighted
02/20
Dimensions
N/A
Surface
UNK
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
770 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
1628Z 5:28 PM
Sunrise
0614Z 7:14 AM
Loggable night
1701Z (6:01 PM local) → 0541Z (6:41 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
1628Z (5:28 PM local) → 0614Z (7:14 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
1728Z (6:28 PM local) → 0514Z (6:14 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base is in Rouvres-en-Woëvre, Grand Est. Field elevation 770 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeMedium airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATALFQE
RegionGrand Est
CountryFrance
Coordinates49.2269, 5.6722
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerTowered
FREQUENCIES

Communications

120.125
ETAIN APP
APP
138.1
GND
GND
142.7
ETAIN TWR
TWR

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

LFQE has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: LFJL (27 NM SE, VFR).

LFJL Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport
27 NM SE
VFR
ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport
32 NM NE
VFR
LFSN Nancy-Essey Airport
39 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Wikipedia
↗LFQE on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does LFQE have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for LFQE. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does LFQE have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for LFQE. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at LFQE?
LFQE sits at 770 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for LFQE?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.