Orange-Caritat Air Base, airport in France
Orange-Caritat Air Base is a French military aviation facility located in Orange, in the Provence region of southern France. The base serves as a training and operations center with runways, aircraft hangars, and command facilities spread across a large compound.
The base was established in the 1920s and evolved into a significant training center for French military aviation. Over the decades, it underwent multiple modernizations to meet changing operational requirements and aircraft capabilities.
The base is an active military facility and not open to the public for tours or visits. You can view the installation from public areas outside the perimeter or photograph it from nearby roads.
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