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 Aerospace Force (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 in Colombia, and is named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra.

Luis F. Pinto Parra Air Base Base Aérea TC. Luis F. Pinto Parra
IATA: none ICAO: SKME
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Colombian Aerospace 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 GCM Google Maps

Facilities

The base is at an elevation of 1,028 feet (313 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 05/23, with an asphalt surface 3,785 by 92 feet (1,154 m × 28 m); and 04/22 with a concrete surface 1,320 by 65 feet (402 m × 20 m).

See also

• Transport in Colombia
• List of airports in Colombia