Lieutenant Colonel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra Air Base () is a
Colombian military
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base assigned to the
Colombian Aerospace Force
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(''Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana'' or FAC) Combat Air Command No. 4 (''Comando Aéreo de Combate No. 4'' or CACOM 4). It is in
Melgar, a municipality in the
Department of Tolima
Tolima () is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the Andean region, in the center-west of the country. It is bordered on the north and the west by the department of Caldas; on the east by the department of Cundinamarca; on the ...
in
Colombia
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, and is named in honor of
Lieutenant Colonel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra.
Teniente Coronel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra
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Facilities
The base is at an elevation
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of above mean sea level
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. It has two runway
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s: 05/23, with an asphalt
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* Asphalt concrete, a mixture of bitumen with coarse and fine aggregates, u ...
surface ; and 04/22 with a concrete
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surface .
See also
*Transport in Colombia
Transport in Colombia is regulated by the Ministry of Transport.
Road travel is the main means of transport; 69 percent of cargo is transported by road, as compared with 27 percent by railroad, 3 percent by internal waterways, and 1 percent by ...
*List of airports in Colombia
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Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
Notes
* The served town of Chía is located in Cundin ...
References
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Colombian Air Force bases
Buildings and structures in Tolima Department