Lieutenant Colonel Luis F. Pinto Parra Air Base

ICAO SKMESmall airfield

Lieutenant Colonel Luis F. Pinto Parra Air Base is a small airfield near Melgar in Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. It is listed as ICAO SKME. The airport is located at 4.2164° / -74.6350° at an elevation of 313 m (1,028 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 1,154 m. The nearest airport is Tolemaida Air Base, 3.6 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Lieutenant Colonel Luis F. Pinto Parra Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Lieutenant Colonel Luis F. Pinto Parra Air Base — Overview map

Data

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ICAO code	`SKME`
Identifier	`SKME`
Type	Small airfield
City	Melgar
Region	Cundinamarca Department
Country	Colombia
Coordinates	4.21644, -74.63500
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	4° 12′ 59.18″ N 74° 38′ 06.00″ W
Elevation	313 m (1,028 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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