Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base
Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base Base Aérea Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides | |||||||||||
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IATA: TQS – ICAO: SKTQ | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Colombian Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Tres Esquinas, Colombia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 178 m / 585 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 00°44′45″N 075°14′02″W / 0.74583°N 75.23389°W | ||||||||||
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Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides) (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 (English: Three Corners) in the Caquetá department of Colombia.[3] It is named in honor of Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides.[4]
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]
References
- 1 2 Airport information for SKTQ from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for TQS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ (Spanish) CACOM 6 - Tres Esquinas (Caquetá) - Comando Aéreo de Combate No.6
- ↑ (Spanish) Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides
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