Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base
Airport in Tres Esquinas, Colombia
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TQS
Location of the airport in Colombia
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
07/25 | 1,896 | 6,220 | Concrete |
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]
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 Aerospace Force (Fuerza Aeroespacial 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.[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
- Transport in Colombia
- List of airports in Colombia
References
- ^ a b Airport information for SKTQ[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for TQS at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Tres Esquinas Air Base
- ^ (in Spanish) CACOM 6 - Tres Esquinas (Caquetá) - Comando Aéreo de Combate No.6 Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Spanish) Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today
External links
- Accident history for TQS at Aviation Safety Network
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- Ct. German Molano Air Base
- Ct. Luis Gomez Air Base
- Maj. Alberto Pauwels Rodríguez Air Base
- Lt Col. Luis Pinto Air Base
- BG Arturo Lema Posada Air Base
- Ct.Ernesto Esguerra Air Base
- BG. Camilo Daza Álvarez Air Base
- My.Justino Marino Air Base
- Cl. Luis Rodriguez Air Base
- Lt Col. Benjamín Méndez Rey Air Base
- Marco Fidel Suárez Air Base (EMAVI)
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