# Cognac-Châteaubernard (BA 709) Air Base (CNG)

> Cognac/Châteaubernard, FR · IATA: CNG · ICAO: LFBG · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CNG` |
| ICAO | `LFBG` |
| City | Cognac/Châteaubernard |
| Country | FR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 31 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 45.65830, -0.31750 |

## Description

Pallets have no place at Cognac-Châteaubernard Air Base (IATA: CNG, ICAO: LFBG): home to base BA 709 in France's Charente département, it is the French Air and Space Force's main centre for advanced pilot training, today flying the Pilatus PC-21 that replaced the earlier Alphajet. The military airfield is closed to civil and cargo aviation. The surrounding Cognac region is world-famous for its eponymous brandy, whose exports move by road and through the major Atlantic ports rather than by air from here. For air freight in the Charente, Bordeaux-Mérignac (IATA: BOD), about 120 km west, is the nearest cargo gateway.

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