- Beja Airbase
Infobox Airport
name = Beja Air Base
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IATA =
ICAO = LPBJ
type = Military
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operator =
city-served =Beja
location =
elevation-f = 636
elevation-m = 194
coordinates = Coord|38|4|40|N|7|55|42|W|type:airport_region:PT|display=inline,title
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metric-rwy = Y
r1-number = 01L/19R
r1-length-f = 11,483
r1-length-m = 3,500
r1-surface =Asphalt
r2-number = 01R/19L
r2-length-f = 9,678
r2-length-m = 2,950
r2-surface =Asphalt Beja Air Base ( _pt. Base Aérea de Beja), designated as Air Base No. 11 ( _pt. Base Aérea Nº 11, BA11) is a military airport in
Portugal near the city of Beja. It has two parallel runways in the 01/19 direction, the biggest being 3,500 meters long and 60 meters wide.Currently, construction of a civilian terminal is underway at Beja, the airport specifically aiming at
low cost carrier s.Tenant units
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Portuguese Air Force
* 101 Sqn. "Roncos" (Roars) — elementary and basic flying training
* 103 Sqn. "Caracóis" (Snails) — complementary flying training and operational transition training
* 552 Sqn. "Zangões" (Drones) — tactical air transport operations and complementary flying training in helicopters
* 601 Sqn. "Lobos" (Wolves) — maritime patrol squadronExternal links
* [http://www.edab.pt/ Empresa de Desenvolvimento do Aeroporto de Beja] pt icon
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?placesearch=Beja%20%28BA11%29%20%28LPBJ%29&distinct_entry=true Airliners.net - Photos taken at Beja Air Base]
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