Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses Air Base Explained

Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses Air Base
Icao:SKUA
Type:Military
Operator:Colombian Aerospace Force
Location:Marandúa / Santa Rita, Colombia
Metric-Elev:y
Elevation-M:87
Elevation-F:285
Coordinates:5.5244°N -68.6856°W
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Label:SKUA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Colombia
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:07/25
R1-Length-M:2,067
R1-Length-F:6,780
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: WAD[1] GCM Google Maps[2]

Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses Air Base (Spanish; Castilian: Base Aérea Coronel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses) is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Aerospace Force (Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana or FAC) Eastern Air Group (Grupo Aéreo del Oriente or GAORI). The base is located in Marandúa, near Santa Rita, in the Vichada department of Colombia.[3] It is named in honor of Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses.[4]

Facilities

The air base resides at an elevation of 285feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 6780feetx145feetft (xft). There is also a closed grass runway designated 03/21 which measures 8110feetx100feetft (xft).

See also

References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/@5.5237906,-68.6847757,4196m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses Air Base
  3. GAORI - Marandua (Vichada) - Grupo Aéreo del Oriente
  4. Coronel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses