Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses Air Base
Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses Air Base Base Aérea Coronel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Colombian Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | / Santa Rita, Colombia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 87 m / 285 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 5°31′28″N 68°41′08″W / 5.52444°N 68.68556°W | ||||||||||
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SKUA Location of the airport in Colombia | |||||||||||
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Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Coronel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses) (ICAO: SKUA) is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana or FAC) Eastern Air Group (Grupo Aéreo del Oriente or GAORI). The base is located in , near Santa Rita, in the Vichada department of Colombia.[4] It is named in honor of Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses.[5]
Facilities[]
The air base resides at an elevation of 285 feet (87 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,780 by 145 feet (2,067 m × 44 m). There is also a closed grass runway designated 03/21 which measures 8,110 by 100 feet (2,472 m × 30 m).[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Airport information for SKUA from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for SKUA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ Google Maps - Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses Air Base
- ^ (in Spanish) GAORI - Marandua (Vichada) - Grupo Aéreo del Oriente
- ^ (in Spanish) Coronel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses
Categories:
- Airports in Colombia
- Colombian Air Force
- Military installations of Colombia
- Buildings and structures in Vichada Department