Zapopan Air Force Base

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Zapopan Air Force Base Base Aérea Militar N° 5 Piloto Aviador Capitán Emilio Carranza Rodríguez
IATA: ZAP ICAO: MMZP LID: ZAP
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	SEDENA
Operator	Mexican Air Force
Serves	Zapopan
Built	1915
Commander	General de Ala Piloto Aviador Diplomado de Estado Mayor Aéreo David Mascareñas Gutiérrez[1]
Elevation AMSL	5,333 ft / 1,625 m
Coordinates	20°44′00″N 103°27′32″W / 20.73333°N 103.45889°W / 20.73333; -103.45889Coordinates: 20°44′00″N 103°27′32″W / 20.73333°N 103.45889°W / 20.73333; -103.45889
Website	SEDENA
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08L/26R 8,858 2,700 Asphalt 08R/26L 9,842 3,000 Concrete 09/27 3,937 1,200 Asphalt

Zapopan Air Force Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Militar de Zapopan) (IATA: ZAP, ICAO: MMZP) is a military airport located in Zapopan in the Mexican state of Jalisco.^[2]

Facilities and squads[]

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It has a main 945,000 sq ft aviation platform and a secondary 272,326 sq ft platform. It has also three runways: 9,842x197 ft, 8.858x148 ft and 3,937x98 ft, as well 7 hangars, control tower and various military installations.

This military airport is used by 105th Air Squad operating Cessna 182 aircraft, it is used also by 111th Air Squad operating Bell 212 and by Air College Training Squads operating Boeing-Stearman Model 75, Pilatus PC-7, Aermacchi SF-260 and Grob G 120TP aircraft.

Military Schools[]

• Colegio del Aire / Air College
• Escuela Militar de Aviación (E.M.A.) / Military Aviation School
• Escuela Militar de Mantenimiento y Abastecimiento (E.M.M.A.) / Military School of Maintenance and Supply
• Escuela Militar de Especialistas de Fuerza Aérea (E.M.E.F.A.) / Military School of Air Force Specialists

References[]

External links[]

• SEDENA
• Airports in Jalisco
• Air Bases in Mexico
• MMZP

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