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Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base

Tres Esquinas, Colombia

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Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base

Tres Esquinas, Colombia

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Colombian military air base in the Caquetá jungle region.

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Tres Esquinas, Colombia

Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base, designated IATA code TQS and ICAO SKTQ, is a military airfield located near the town of Tres Esquinas in the Caquetá department of Colombia. The base serves as an important Colombian Air Force installation in a strategically significant region historically affected by armed conflict. The facility supports military operations in the Amazon and Caquetá regions and has limited civilian air traffic. Its remote location in the Colombian jungle makes air transport one of the primary means of access to the area.

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Ground transport options in the remote Tres Esquinas area are extremely limited, with air access being the primary means of reaching the base and surrounding communities.

Notable facts

›Named after Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides, a Colombian military aviator.
›Located in the Caquetá department of Colombia, a region historically associated with guerrilla activity.
›Primarily a Colombian Air Force military installation with restricted civilian access.
›Tres Esquinas sits near the confluence of the Caquetá and Orteguaza rivers.
›The base has played a role in counter-narcotics and counter-insurgency operations in southern Colombia.

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Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base, also known as Tres Esquinas Air Base, is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Aerospace Force Combat Air Command No. 6. The base is located at Tres Esquinas in the Caquetá Department of Colombia. It is named in honor of Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides.

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