Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base

Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base Base Aérea Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides
IATA: TQS – ICAO: SKTQ
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Colombian Air Force
Location		Tres Esquinas, Colombia
Elevation AMSL		178 m / 585 ft
Coordinates		00°44′45″N 075°14′02″W / 0.74583°N 75.23389°W / 0.74583; -75.23389
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
07/25	1,896	6,220	Concrete
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

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 Air Force (Fuerza Aérea 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 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 × 24 m).^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for SKTQ from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. ^ Airport information for TQS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
3. ^ (Spanish) CACOM 6 - Tres Esquinas (Caquetá) - Comando Aéreo de Combate No.6
4. ^ (Spanish) Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides

External links

• Accident history for TQS at Aviation Safety Network