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Monte Real Air Base

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LPMR

Elevation

187 ft

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Location

10 · Portugal

Position

39.828°, -8.887° · 187 ft elev.

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Portugal's primary fighter jet training and combat air base.

Opened

1960

Location

Monte Real, Portugal

Monte Real Air Base (ICAO: LPMR) is a military airfield operated by the Portuguese Air Force, located near the town of Monte Real in the Leiria District of central Portugal. It serves as the main tactical combat base in the country and is home to the F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet of the Força Aérea Portuguesa. The base plays a critical role in NATO's integrated air defense, with Portuguese F-16s regularly participating in NATO Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) missions and multinational exercises. It has hosted various NATO partners and allied aircraft during joint training operations. Monte Real is a strictly military installation with no commercial passenger services. Its strategic location in central Portugal provides efficient coverage of the Iberian Peninsula's airspace.

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›Home base of the Portuguese Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet.
›Serves as Portugal's primary NATO Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) base.
›Located in the Leiria District of central Portugal.
›Hosts multinational NATO training exercises and allied aircraft.
›No civilian or commercial operations are conducted at this base.

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Monte Real Air Base, officially designated as Air Force Base No. 5, is a Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) air base located in Monte Real, Leiria, Portugal. Its mission is to guarantee the readiness and deployment of the air force units based there. Since its opening in October 1959, the base has been home to the air force's jet fighter aircraft, with several of the units based there being equipped with F-86F Sabre, Fiat G.91, T-33 Shooting Star, T-38 Talon and A-7 Corsair II aircraft.

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