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Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base

Base Aérea Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorColombian Air Force
LocationTres Esquinas, Colombia
Elevation AMSL178 m / 585 ft
Coordinates0°44′45″N 75°14′02″W / 0.74583°N 75.23389°W / 0.74583; -75.23389
Map
TQS is located in Colombia
TQS
TQS
Location of the airport in Colombia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,896 6,220 Concrete
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base (Template:Lang-es) (IATA: TQS, ICAO: SKTQ), also known as Tres Esquinas Air Base, is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana or FAC) Combat Air Command No. 6 (Comando Aéreo de Combate No. 6 or CACOM 6). The base is located at Tres Esquinas (Template:Lang-en) in the Caquetá department of Colombia.[4] It is named in honor of Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides.[5]

Facilities

The air base resides at an elevation of 585 feet (178 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with a concrete surface measuring 6,220 by 79 feet (1,896 m × 24 m).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Airport information for SKTQ from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for TQS at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Google Maps - Tres Esquinas Air Base
  4. ^ Template:Es icon CACOM 6 - Tres Esquinas (Caquetá) - Comando Aéreo de Combate No.6
  5. ^ Template:Es icon Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides
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