Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base

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Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base)

Base Aérea Capitán Luis F. Gómez Niño
(Base Aérea de Apiay)
AMSL
1,211 ft / 369 m
Coordinates04°04′34″N 073°33′46″W / 4.07611°N 73.56278°W / 4.07611; -73.56278
Websitewww.cacom2.mil.co
Map
API is located in Colombia
API
API
Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,501 8,204 Asphalt
Source:
Aeronáutica Civil[3]

Captain Luis Francisco Gómez Niño Air Base (

Colombian Army and Colombian Navy. The base is located in Apiay, near the city of Villavicencio, in the Department of Meta in central Colombia, by the steps of the Andes mountain range and the plains of the Colombian Llanos
.

The base also hosts members of the

Colombian armed conflict
.

Apiay has served as base for operations such as Plan Patriota which included operations such as Operation JM.

History

The current Combat Air Command No. 2 (Comando Aéreo de Combate No. 2) was established in 1933, in the jungle, with the name San José del Guaviare Air Base (Base Aérea San José del Guaviare). In December 1947 it moved to the village of

Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño (1896-1934), a Colombian military aviator.[6]

In 1972, the base receives its first jet aircraft,

T-33 and T-37
, brought from the Combat Air Command No.1, and changes its name to the present day name of Combat Air Command No.2.

Today, the air base has responsibility for over 600.000 km2[7][8]

Facilities

The air base resides at an

mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 8,204 by 164 feet (2,501 m × 50 m).[1]

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ a b Airport information for SKAP[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for API at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. Aeronáutica Civil
    . Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Fuerza Aérea Colombiana 84 Años" (in Spanish). 8 November 2008. Base Aérea Capitán "Luis Fernando Gómez Niño", sede del Comando Aéreo de Combate No 2
  5. ^ (in Spanish) CACOM 2 - Apiay (Meta) - Comando Aéreo de Combate No.2
  6. ^ Capitán Luis F. Gómez Niño
  7. ^ (in Spanish) Reseña Histórica: Comando Aéreo de Combate No 2
  8. ^ (in Spanish) Reseña Histórica: Capitán Luis F. Gómez Niño
  9. ^ "FAC-685 Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
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