Major Justino Mariño Cuesto Air Base
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Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
06/24 | 1,850 | 6,070 | Asphalt |
Major Justino Mariño Cuesto Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Mayor Justino Mariño Cuesto) (ICAO: SKMA) is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Aerospace Force (Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana or FAC) Maintenance Air Command (Comando Aéreo de Mantenimiento or CAMAN). The base is located in Madrid, a municipality in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia.[4] It is named in honor of Major Justino Mariño Cuesto.[5]
Facilities
The air base resides at an elevation of 8,325 feet (2,537 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,070 by 80 feet (1,850 m × 24 m).[1]
See also
- Transport in Colombia
- List of airports in Colombia
References
- ^ a b Airport information for SKMA[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for SKMA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ Google Maps - SKMA
- ^ (in Spanish) CAMAN - Madrid (Cundinamarca) - Comando Aéreo de Mantenimiento
- ^ (in Spanish) Mayor (H) Justino Mariño Cuesto
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