Beja Air Base Air Base 11 | |||||||||
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Base Aérea de Beja Base Aérea Nº 11 | |||||||||
Near Beja, Alentejo in Portugal | |||||||||
![]() An aerial view of Beja Airport. | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°04′44″N 007°55′57″W / 38.07889°N 7.93250°W | ||||||||
Type | Military airfield | ||||||||
Area | 800 hectares (2,000 acres) | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Ministry of National Defence | ||||||||
Operator | Portuguese Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | Air Command | ||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1962 | –1964||||||||
In use | 1964 – present | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: BYJ, ICAO: LPBJ, WMO: 085620 | ||||||||
Elevation | 193.8 metres (636 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Airfield shared with Beja Airport Source: Portuguese AIP[1] |
Beja Air Base (Portuguese: Base Aérea de Beja; IATA: BYJ, ICAO: LPBJ), officially designated as Air Base No. 11 (Portuguese: Base Aérea Nº 11, BA11) is one of the most important military airbases in Portugal, 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of Beja,[1] 100 km (62 mi) north of Algarve. It is used by the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) and has two parallel runways in the 01/19 direction, the biggest being 3,450 m × 60 m (11,320 ft × 200 ft).[1] The base is home to two training squadrons, one helicopter squadron and one maritime patrol squadron.