Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base

Airport in Tres Esquinas, Colombia
TQS is located in Colombia
TQS
TQS
Location of the airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
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

References

  1. ^ a b Airport information for SKTQ[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for TQS at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Google Maps - Tres Esquinas Air Base
  4. ^ (in Spanish) CACOM 6 - Tres Esquinas (Caquetá) - Comando Aéreo de Combate No.6 Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ (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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