Santa Gertrudis Air Force Base (Base Aérea Militar No. 11 Teniente Coronel Juan Pablo Aldasoro Suárez)

Summary

Operating Country 🇲🇽 Mexico
Location 🇲🇽 Mexico
Status Active
UsageMilitary only
Operating OrganizationMexican Air Force
Units
  • Escuela Militar de Aplicación AeroTáctica de la Fuerza Aérea (EMAATFA)

Location & Details

Map of Santa Gertrudis Air Force Base
Coordinates18.7775°N, -99.1956°E
Elevation1,420 m (4,659 ft)
ICAO codeMMSG
Runways
  • 2
  • 651 metres

Description

Santa Gertrudis Air Force Base, officially designated as Base Aérea Militar No. 11 Teniente Coronel Juan Pablo Aldasoro Suárez (B.A.M. 11), is located in the municipality of Saucillo, Chihuahua. It is an installation of the Northeast Region of the Mexican Air Force.

The base serves as the permanent station for the Military School for AeroTactical Applications (Escuela Militar de Aplicación AeroTáctica de la Fuerza Aérea or EMAATFA). This unit is responsible for the training and professional instruction of Mexican Air Force aviator pilot officers and personnel. The primary mission involves preparing personnel to function as auxiliaries or advisors within military organizations. Instructional operations at the base include area reconnaissance, night flights, and air-to-ground firing procedures utilizing machine guns, bombs, and rockets.

Infrastructure at the facility includes an apron with parking positions, helipads, and housing facilities for Air Force personnel. The base operates T-6C Texan II aircraft for its training and tactical instruction missions.

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