Cap. Juan Manuel Boiso Lanza Air Base Explained

Cap. Juan Manuel Boiso Lanza Air Base
Icao:SUBL
Type:Military
Location:Montevideo Department, Uruguay
Elevation-F:131
Coordinates:-34.8111°N -56.1639°W
Pushpin Map:Uruguay
Pushpin Label:SUBL
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Uruguay
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:06/24
R1-Length-M:850
R1-Surface:Grass
Footnotes:Source: OurAirports[1]

Cap. Juan Manuel Boiso Lanza Air Base is an air base of the Uruguayan Air Force located in the Montevideo Department of Uruguay. Air Brigade III, which includes the Nº7 Squadron (Observation & Liaison) is stationed on the field. The Air Force Command and Staff College is also on the base.

The air base is considered the birthplace of the Uruguayan Air Force because the first airplanes such as the T-6 Texan and the Curtiss Falcon were assembled in the base workshops. The first helicopter squadron was also formed at the base before the unit was transferred to Carrasco.

The streets bordering the base are Avenue de las instrucciones, Av. General San Martin, and Av. Pedro de Mendoza. A railway line forms the south border of the base.

The air base has a grass runway but does not currently have a control tower. Air operations are very limited.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boiso Lanza Air Base . Our Airports . 11 February 2019.