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]
Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base
Base Aérea Capitán Germán Olano Moreno
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| Airport type | Military: Air Force Base | ||||||||||
| Operator | Colombian Aerospace Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Palanquero / Puerto Salgar, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Built | August 27, 1933 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1933 - Present | ||||||||||
| Commander | Brigadier General Guillermo León León | ||||||||||
| Occupants | Comando Aéreo de Combate No. 1 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 173 m / 566 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 5°29′01″N 74°39′26″W / 5.48361°N 74.65722°W / 5.48361; -74.65722 | ||||||||||
| Website | www.cacom1.mil.co | ||||||||||
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  PAL Location of the airport in Colombia | |||||||||||
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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]
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]
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