Nice Air Base

Coordinates: 43°46′16″N, 7°25′10″E Nice Air Base (Base Aérienne 943 Nice "Capitaine Auber") of the French Air Force is located near Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes département. The base uses the facilities of the former Ouvrage Mont Agel of the Alpine Line. Its mission is the surveillance of aviation movements in southeastern France, operating as CDC 05.943, tactical call sign “Rhodia radar”. A similar facility is located at Drachenbronn Air Base in northeastern France.