Base Aérea Teniente Coronel Luis F. Pinto Parra

Name: Base Aérea Teniente Coronel Luis F. Pinto Parra
Address: Variante Melgar, Nilo, Cundinamarca, 734001, CO

Melgar

SKME

1nm NE of Melgar, Melgar, Tolima

4.214961, -74.635911 · 1699 feet

Location C/N Tracking

Base Aérea Luis F. Pinto, Variante Melgar, Nilo, Alto Magdalena, Cundinamarca, RAP (Especial) Central, 734001, Colombia

Nearby Locations

		Km
Base Aérea Tolemaida	SKTI	3.7	335°
Aeropuerto de Santiago Vila	SKGI	19.0	291°
Perales Airport	SKIB	59.7	293°
Base Aérea Mayor Justino Mariño Cuesto	SKMA	69.6	035°
El Nuevo Dorado International Airport	SKBO	76.6	045°
Helipuerto Cruz Verde		83.8	052°

In 1954, the base was home to the first helicopters, Hiller UH-12.

Units

			Abrev	Nick
	escuadron de combate 411	combat squadron 411
	escuadron de asalto aereo 412	air assault squadron 412
	escuadron de ataque 413	attack squadron 413
	Escuela de Helicopteros de las Fuerzas Armadas	Colombian Joint Helicopter Flying School

News

Sixty TH-67 Trainer Helicopters to Colombia

Aug 5, 2019 · US Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) sent 60 Bell TH-67A Creek (Bell 206B-3) training helicopters to the Regional Helicopter Training Center in Melgar, Colombia under Title 10, Section 333 authority: support foreign countries in counter-illic
Colombia Offers Black Hawk Maintenance and Training

Apr 4, 2018 · Sikorsky Colombia offering maintenance and training for the Black Hawk. Colombia is the larger Latin American operator with more than 100 delivered to Air Force, Army and Police.
Colombia to Support Black Hawk in Latin America

Aug 4, 2016 · Formed in 2012, Sikorsky Colombia operates a Black Hawk depot repair facility fully tooled and equipped to provide complete airframe structural repairs and is now offering its services to Mexico

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