Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base

Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base Base Aérea Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides
IATA: TQS ICAO: SKTQ
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Colombian Aerospace Force
Location	Tres Esquinas, Colombia
Elevation AMSL	178 m / 585 ft
Coordinates	0°44′45″N 75°14′02″W
Map
TQS Location of the airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 1,896 6,220 Concrete
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides) (IATA: TQS, ICAO: SKTQ), also known as Tres Esquinas Air Base, is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Aerospace Force (Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana or FAC) Combat Air Command No. 6 (Comando Aéreo de Combate No. 6 or CACOM 6). The base is located at Tres Esquinas (English: Three Corners) in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.^[4] It is named in honor of Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides.^[5]

Facilities

The air base resides at an elevation of 585 feet (178 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with a concrete surface measuring 6,220 by 79 feet (1,896 m × 24 m).^[1]

See also

• Transport in Colombia
• List of airports in Colombia

References

1. Airport information for SKTQ^[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. Airport information for TQS at Great Circle Mapper.
3. Google Maps - Tres Esquinas Air Base
4. (in Spanish) CACOM 6 - Tres Esquinas (Caquetá) - Comando Aéreo de Combate No.6 Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine
5. (in Spanish) Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today

External links

• Accident history for TQS at Aviation Safety Network