Santa Gertrudis Air Force Base

Santa Gertrudis Air Force Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Militar No. 11 Teniente Coronel Juan Pablo Aldasoro Suárez; 11th Air Force Base "Lieutenant Colonel Juan Pablo Aldasoro Suárez") (ICAO: MMSG) is a military airport located in the municipality of Saucillo, Chihuahua.

Santa Gertrudis Air Force Base

Base Aérea Militar No. 11 Teniente Coronel Juan Pablo Aldasoro Suárez, Santa Gertrudis
Mexican Air Force Northrop F-5E Tiger II before take off to make tactical training maneuvers at Santa Gertrudis Air Force Base
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerSEDENA
OperatorMexican Air Force
ServesSanta Gertrudis
LocationSaucillo Municipality
CommanderGeneral de Grupo Piloto Aviador Diplomado de Estado Mayor Aéreo Noé Cristóbal Ramírez Rodríguez[1]
Elevation AMSL4,659 ft / 1,420 m
Coordinates27°47′11″N 105°42′00″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06-24 8,700 2,651 Asphalt

Facilities

It has a 8,700 feet long and 148 feet wide runway, as well an 1,165 feet x 328 feet (382,120 square feet) aviation platform. In this air force base operates permanently the Escuela Militar de Aplicación AeroTáctica de la Fuerza Aérea "E.M.A.A.T.F.A." (Air Force Military School for AeroTactical Applications) with T-6C Texan II aircraft to train and update the staff and aviator pilot officers of Mexican Air Force, to serve as auxiliaries or advisors of command in corporation-type organizations.[2]

E.M.A.A.T.F.A. also prepares pilots to operate aircraft performing different activities such as training, night flights, reconnaissance of the area, air-to-ground firing practices with machone guns, bombs and rockets.[3]

there are plans to move E.M.A.A.T.F.A. to Zapopan Air Force Base, but an air squad with base in Santa Gertrudis will be created for support activities in the zone.[4]

Accidents and incidents
  • On November 25, 1983 a Mexican Air Force Northrop F-5E Tiger II aircraft with registration 4002 crashed during a bombing and attack on land targets training at the Santa Gertrudis Air Base, killing his pilot and causing irreparable damage to the aircraft.[5]

References
  1. "Bases Aéreas" [Air Bases]. Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional. May 1, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. "PLANTELES MILITARES". Blog: uerzas Armadas de México. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. "PLANTELES MILITARES". Blog: uerzas Armadas de México. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  4. Fuentes, Genaro (February 8, 2019). "Celebra Fuerza Aérea 104 años" [Mexican Air Force celebrates 104 years]. El Heraldo de Chihuahua. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  5. "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166921". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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