Zapopan Air Force Base
Zapopan Air Force Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Militar de Zapopan) (IATA: ZAP, ICAO: MMZP) is a military airport located in Zapopan in the Mexican state of Jalisco.[2]
Zapopan Air Force Base Base Aérea Militar N° 5 Piloto Aviador Capitán Emilio Carranza Rodríguez | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | SEDENA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Mexican Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Zapopan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commander | General de Ala Piloto Aviador Diplomado de Estado Mayor Aéreo David Mascareñas Gutiérrez[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,333 ft / 1,625 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°44′00″N 103°27′32″W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | SEDENA | ||||||||||||||||||
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Facilities and squads
It has a main 945,000 sq ft aviation platform and a secondary 272,326 sq ft platform. It has also three runways: 9,842x197 ft, 8.858x148 ft and 3,937x98 ft, as well 7 hangars, control tower and various military installations.
This military airport is used by 105th Air Squad operating Cessna 182 aircraft, it is used also by 111th Air Squad operating Bell 212 and by Air College Training Squads operating Boeing-Stearman Model 75, Pilatus PC-7, Aermacchi SF-260 and Grob G 120TP aircraft.
Military Schools
- Colegio del Aire / Air College
- Escuela Militar de Aviación (E.M.A.) / Military Aviation School
- Escuela Militar de Mantenimiento y Abastecimiento (E.M.M.A.) / Military School of Maintenance and Supply
- Escuela Militar de Especialistas de Fuerza Aérea (E.M.E.F.A.) / Military School of Air Force Specialists
References
- "Bases Aéreas" [Air Bases]. Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional. May 1, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- "Redalyc- Historia Mexicana". 2009-03-25. Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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