Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base Explained

Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base
Iata:TQS
Icao:SKTQ
Type:Military
Operator:Colombian Aerospace Force
Location:Tres Esquinas, Colombia
Metric-Elev:y
Elevation-M:178
Elevation-F:585
Coordinates:0.7458°N -75.2339°W
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Label:TQS
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Colombia
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:07/25
R1-Length-M:1,896
R1-Length-F:6,220
R1-Surface:Concrete
Footnotes:Source: WAD[1] GCM Google Maps[2]

Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base (Spanish; Castilian: Base Aérea Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides), 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.[3] It is named in honor of Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides.[4]

Facilities

The air base resides at an elevation of 585feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with a concrete surface measuring 6220feetx79feetft (xft).

See also

Notes and References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/@0.744164,-75.2345007,2981m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Tres Esquinas Air Base
  3. CACOM 6 - Tres Esquinas (Caquetá) - Comando Aéreo de Combate No.6
  4. Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides