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Marandúa Air Base

Marandúa, Colombia

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SKUA

Elevation

285 ft

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Location

Marandúa · VID · Colombia

Position

5.524°, -68.686° · 285 ft elev.

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Remote Colombian military air base in the eastern plains.

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Marandúa, Colombia

Marandúa Air Base (ICAO: SKUA) is a Colombian Air Force installation located in the Vichada department of eastern Colombia, deep within the Orinoquía region. The base serves primarily military and logistical purposes, supporting operations in one of the most sparsely populated and remote areas of the country. The facility plays a strategic role in Colombian national defense and counter-narcotics operations given its location near the Venezuelan border and within a region historically affected by armed conflict. Civilian air traffic at this installation is extremely limited, and it does not function as a commercial airport.

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The base is extremely isolated with no significant road infrastructure connecting it to major population centers, making air transport the primary means of access.

Notable facts

›Operated by the Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana).
›Located in the Vichada department, one of Colombia's most remote and least populated regions.
›Situated near the border with Venezuela, giving it strategic military significance.
›No IATA code assigned, reflecting its non-commercial status.
›The surrounding Orinoquía region is characterized by vast savannas and limited infrastructure.

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Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses Air Base is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Aerospace Force Eastern Air Group. The base is located in Marandúa, near Santa Rita, in the Vichada department of Colombia. It is named in honor of Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses.

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Colonel Luis Arturo Rodríguez Meneses Air Base

Airport in Marandúa / Santa Rita, Colombia

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