LFBC Cazaux (BA120)

Satellite and aerial maps of Cazaux (BA120) with nearby locations

Nearby locations	Km	Bearing
La Teste-de-Buch , Nouvelle-Aquitaine	7.0	013	LFCH
Arachon , Nouvelle-Aquitaine	8.7	009
Biscarrosse Parentis , Nouvelle-Aquitaine	18.6	180	LFBS
Andernos-les-Bains , Nouvelle-Aquitaine	25.2	012	LFCD
Mimizan , Nouvelle-Aquitaine	43.4	183	LFCZ
Souge , Nouvelle-Aquitaine	43.7	036

Cazaux (BA120)

1914 to present
44° 32' 6'' N 1° 7' 53'' W
E of Cazaux, Cazaux, 40 Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
ICAO: LFBC	IATA:	Local: BA120
Elevation: 85 feet

Previously BA124 then BE706, Cazaux has been known as BA120 since Aug 1962.

List of units at Cazaux (BA120)

Years	Unit
1975-	EH01.067	Super Puma/Cougar, SA330 Puma,
1972/75	EH 1/68
1969/72	DPH 3/68
1964-	Gendarmerie de l'Air	EC135, EC145, AS350 Ecureuil ,
1964/69	DPH 1/68
1962/64	DPH 3/22	H-34A,

Cazaux (BA120) News

Additional Caracal for French Special Forces

14-Jun-19 - The Armée de l’air ordered an additional H225M Caracal for its elite Helicopters Squadron 01.067 Pyrénées based at Cazaux (BA120). Will join a fleet of 10 EC725 used to support special forces and capable of aerial refueling #Caracal

Exercise Dark Dune 2017-II

08-Dec-17 - French Air Force Caracal pilots completed air refueling qualifications with USAF MC-130J at Cazaux in a new edition of the Dark Dune exercise

Norwegian NH90 Self Protection Suite

26-Feb-16 - The Norwegian Self- protection suite is a state of the art system able to detect and counter a wide variety of RF, Laser and IR guided threats.