Major Justino Mariño Cuesto Air Base

Major Justino Mariño Cuesto Air Base
Base Aérea Mayor Justino Mariño Cuesto
IATA: none – ICAO: SKMA
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Colombian Air Force
Location Madrid, Colombia
Elevation AMSL 2,537 m / 8,325 ft
Coordinates 04°43′40″N 074°16′31″W / 4.72778°N 74.27528°W / 4.72778; -74.27528
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,850 6,070 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Major Justino Mariño Cuesto Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Mayor Justino Mariño Cuesto) (ICAO: SKMA) is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea 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.[3] It is named in honor of Major Justino Mariño Cuesto.[4]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for SKMA from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ Airport information for SKMA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ (Spanish) CAMAN - Madrid (Cundinamarca) - Comando Aéreo de Mantenimiento
  4. ↑ (Spanish) Mayor (H) Justino Mariño Cuesto
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