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Portuguese military airbase on the Tagus River.
- ›Tancos Airbase is a Portuguese Air Force military installation not open to civilian commercial traffic.
- ›The base is located beside the Tagus River in central Portugal, near Vila Nova da Barquinha.
- ›It has historically hosted helicopter units and Army aviation operations.
- ›The base has no IATA code, reflecting its exclusively military function.
- ›Tancos has been an important logistics and training hub within Portugal's defence aviation network.
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