Lieutenant Colonel Luis F. Pinto Parra Air Base

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.[4] It is named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra.[5]

Luis F. Pinto Parra Air Base Base Aérea TC. Luis F. Pinto Parra
IATA: none ICAO: SKME
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Colombian Air Force
Location	Melgar, Colombia
Elevation AMSL	313 m / 1,028 ft
Coordinates	4°12′59″N 74°38′06″W
Map
SKME Location of the airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 1,154 3,785 Asphalt 04/22 402 1,320 Concrete
Source: DAFIF[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Facilities

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 m × 28 m) and 04/22 with a concrete surface measuring 1,320 by 65 feet (402 m × 20 m).[1]

See also

• Transport in Colombia
• List of airports in Colombia

References

1. Airport information for SKME from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. Airport information for SKME at Great Circle Mapper.
3. Google Maps - Melgar
4. (in Spanish) CACOM 4 - Melgar (Tolima) - Comando Aéreo de Combate No.4
5. (in Spanish) Teniente Coronel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra