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Major Justino Mariño Cuesto Air Base

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Major Justino Mariño Cuesto Air Base

Base Aérea Mayor Justino Mariño Cuesto
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorColombian Aerospace Force
LocationMadrid, Colombia
Elevation AMSL2,537 m / 8,325 ft
Coordinates4°43′40″N 74°16′31″W / 4.72778°N 74.27528°W / 4.72778; -74.27528
Map
SKMA is located in Colombia
SKMA
SKMA
Location of the airport in Colombia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,850 6,070 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Airport information for SKMA[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for SKMA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ Google Maps - SKMA
  4. ^ (in Spanish) CAMAN - Madrid (Cundinamarca) - Comando Aéreo de Mantenimiento
  5. ^ (in Spanish) Mayor (H) Justino Mariño Cuesto