Back Base Aérea de Beja AST Beja Airbase CEB Base Aérea de Beja Spanish پایگاه هوایی بیجا Persian ベージャ航空基地 Japanese Bežos aviacijos bazė Lithuanian Lapangan Terbang Beja AB Malay Base Aérea de Beja Portuguese Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Беҷа Tajik
| 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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  Beja Location in Portugal | |||||||||
| 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.
- ^ a b c AIP Part 3 - AD 2 Aerodromes Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine