| Luis F. Pinto Parra Air Base Base Aérea TC. Luis F. Pinto Parra |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: SKME | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Colombian Air Force | ||
| Location | Melgar, Colombia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 313 m / 1,028 ft | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 05/23 | 1,154 | 3,785 | Asphalt |
| 04/22 | 402 | 1,320 | Concrete |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Lieutenant Colonel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Teniente Coronel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra) (ICAO: SKME) is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana or FAC) Combat Air Command No. 4 (Comando Aéreo de Combate No. 4 or CACOM 4). The base is located in Melgar, a municipality in the Department of Tolima in Colombia.[3] It is named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra.[4]
The airport resides at an elevation of 1,028 feet (313 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 05/23 has an asphalt pavement measuring 3,785 by 92 feet (1,154 × 28 m) and 04/22 with a concrete surface measuring 1,320 by 65 feet (402 × 20 m).[1]
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