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Tancos Airbase

Tancos, Portugal

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LPTN

Elevation

266 ft

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Location

Tancos · 14 · Portugal

Position

39.475°, -8.365° · 266 ft elev.

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Portuguese military airbase on the Tagus River.

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Tancos, Portugal

Tancos Airbase (ICAO: LPTN) is a Portuguese Air Force installation located near the town of Tancos, in the municipality of Vila Nova da Barquinha, in central Portugal. Situated alongside the Tagus River, the base has served as a key military aviation facility for decades. The airbase is home to helicopter operations and has historically been associated with Portuguese Army aviation as well as Air Force units. It plays a support and training role within Portugal's national defence structure and is not open to commercial passenger traffic.

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›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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