Airports / Colombia / TQS
Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base
SKTQ / TQSTres Esquinas, ColombiaELEV 585 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
54 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA).
Overview
Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base, listed as SKTQ / TQS, is a mid-sized airport in Tres Esquinas, Colombia. The airport sits 585 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into TQS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA, 54 nm), Tres De Mayo Airport (PUU, 77 nm), and Pitalito Airport (PTX, 84 nm).
Charter pricing from TQS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Tres Esquinas.
Field capability
ICAO
SKTQ
IATA
TQS
FAA / Local
TQS
Elevation
585 ft
Coordinates
0.7459° N · 75.2340° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Colombia fields
state range 4–9,765 ft
At 585 ft, TQS sits lower than 52% of the 60 Colombia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 54nmFLAGustavo Artunduaga Paredes AirportFlorencia
- 77nmPUUTres De Mayo AirportPuerto Asís
- 84nmPTXPitalito AirportPitalito
- 84nmTPCTarapoa AirportTarapoa
- 89nmSVIEduardo Falla Solano AirportSan Vicente Del Caguán
- 128nmOCCFrancisco De Orellana AirportCoca
Location
Open the full mapSKTQ · Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base · Tres Esquinas, Colombia