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]
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).