LPBJ
Beja Airport / Airbase
VFR
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Name
Beja Airport / Airbase
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
LPBJ / BYJ / LPBJ
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:07 pm (GMT)
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Municipality
Beja
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Coordinates
38° 4′ 44″ N 7° 55′ 56″ E
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Elevation
636 ft (194 m MSL)
About Beja Airport / Airbase
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, 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). The base is home to two training squadrons, one helicopter squadron and one maritime patrol squadron.