Cap. Juan Manuel Boiso Lanza Air Base

Cap. Juan Manuel Boiso Lanza Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Cap. Juan Manuel Boiso Lanza) (ICAO: SUBL) is an air base of the Uruguayan Air Force located in the Montevideo Department of Uruguay. Air Brigade III, which includes the Nº7 Squadron (Observation & Liaison) is stationed on the field. The Air Force Command and Staff College (Spanish: la Escuela de Comando y Estado Mayor Aéreo) is also on the base.

Cap. Juan Manuel Boiso Lanza Air Base
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
LocationMontevideo Department, Uruguay
Elevation AMSL131 ft / 40 m
Coordinates34°48′40″S 56°09′50″W
Map
SUBL
Location of airport in Uruguay
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 850 2,789 Grass
Source: OurAirports[1] Google Maps[2]

The air base is considered the birthplace of the Uruguayan Air Force, because the first airplanes such as the T-6 Texan and the Curtiss Falcon were assembled in the base workshops. The first helicopter squadron was also formed at the base before the unit was transferred to Carrasco.

The streets bordering the base are Avenue de las Instrucciones, Av. General San Martin, and Av. Pedro de Mendoza. A railway line forms the south border of the base.

The air base has a grass runway, but does not currently have a control tower. Air operations are very limited.

The Adami non-directional beacon (Ident: ASI) is located 5.0 nautical miles (9 km) west-northwest of Boiso Lanza Air Base. The Carrasco VOR-DME (Ident: CRR) is located 7.0 nautical miles (13 km) east of the air base.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Boiso Lanza Air Base". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. "Boiso Lanza Air Base". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. "Adami NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  4. "Carrasco VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 February 2019.


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