Marco Fidel Suárez Air Base

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Marco Fidel Suárez Air Base

Base Aérea Marco Fidel Suárez
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorColombian Air Force
LocationCali, Colombia
Elevation AMSL965 m / 3,165 ft
Coordinates03°27′32″N 076°29′47″W / 3.45889°N 76.49639°W / 3.45889; -76.49639
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,900 6,233 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Marco Fidel Suárez Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Marco Fidel Suárez) (ICAO: SKGB) is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana or FAC) Military Aviation School (Escuela Militar de Aviación or EMAVI). The base is located in Cali (also known as Santiago de Cali), a city in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia.[3] It is named for Marco Fidel Suárez, a former president of Colombia.[4]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 3,165 feet (965 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,233 by 98 feet (1,900 m × 30 m).[1]

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