Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses Air Base
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
07/25 | 2,067 | 6,780 | Asphalt |
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 Aerospace Force (Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana or FAC) Eastern Air Group (Grupo Aéreo del Oriente or GAORI). The base is located in Marandúa, 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
- Transport in Colombia
- List of airports in Colombia
References
- ^ a b Airport information for SKUA[usurped] 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 Archived 2018-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Spanish) Coronel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses
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