Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base
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18/36 | 3,044 | 9,987 | Asphalt |
Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Capitán Germán Olano Moreno) (IATA: PAL, ICAO: SKPQ) is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Aerospace Force (Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana or FAC) Combat Air Command No. 1 (Comando Aéreo de Combate No. 1 or CACOM 1). The base is located in Palanquero, near Puerto Salgar, in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia.[4] It is named in honor of Captain Germán Olano Moreno.[5]
Facilities
The air base resides at an elevation of 566 feet (173 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 9,987 by 164 feet (3,044 m × 50 m).[1]
History
Officially inaugurated August 27, 1933 by the president of the republic Enrique Olaya Herrera, as the national airport of La Dorada.[6]
In 1932, due to the conflict with Peru, the idea to create a base in a central strategic location was gaining hold. Back then the Hacienda Palanquero was already in use as an airport by the Colombian-German airline Scadta since 1919.[7]
Accidents and incidents
- On 31 December 2014, A Colombian Air Force IAI Kfir C10 combat aircraft from 111 Squadron of the 1st Combat Air Command (CACOM-1) crashed while undertaking a training mission over La Dorada in Caldas. The pilot ejected following a technical failure while on approach to the Palanquero airbase in Puerto Salgar, Cundinamarca. "Colombian Kfir fighter lost to accident".
- On 18 February 2009, Basler BT-67 FAC 1670 of the Colombian Air Force crashed near the base on a local training flight. All five crew were killed.[8][9]
- On 15 May 2009, FAC 3031 Dassault Mirage 5 of the Colombian Air Force crashed above the 36 heading after a failed take-off. The pilot made the emergency procedures and ejected, leaving unharmed.
See also
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- Transport in Colombia
- List of airports in Colombia
References
- ^ a b Airport information for SKPQ[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for PAL at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Puerto Salgar
- ^ (in Spanish) CACOM 1 - Puerto Salgar (Cundinamarca) - Comando Aéreo de Combate No.1 Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Spanish) Capitán Germán Olano Moreno
- ^ "Hitos en la historia de Palanquero". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Reseña Histórica". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "FAC1670 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ "Ocho heridos deja el estallido accidental de una granada en un avión policial en Colombia" (in Spanish). Ultima Hora. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
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