Lieutenant Colonel Luis F. Pinto Parra Air Base

Luis F. Pinto Parra Air Base Base Aérea TC. Luis F. Pinto Parra
IATA: none – ICAO: SKME
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Colombian Air Force
Location		Melgar, Colombia
Elevation AMSL		313 m / 1,028 ft
Coordinates		04°12′59″N 074°38′06″W / 4.21639°N 74.635°W / 4.21639; -74.635
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
05/23	1,154	3,785	Asphalt
04/22	402	1,320	Concrete
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Lieutenant Colonel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Teniente Coronel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra) (ICAO: SKME) is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana or FAC) Combat Air Command No. 4 (Comando Aéreo de Combate No. 4 or CACOM 4). The base is located in Melgar, a municipality in the Department of Tolima in Colombia.^[3] It is named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra.^[4]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1,028 feet (313 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 05/23 has an asphalt pavement measuring 3,785 by 92 feet (1,154 × 28 m) and 04/22 with a concrete surface measuring 1,320 by 65 feet (402 × 20 m).^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for SKME from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. ^ Airport information for SKME at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
3. ^ (Spanish) CACOM 4 - Melgar (Tolima) - Comando Aéreo de Combate No.4
4. ^ (Spanish) Teniente Coronel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra