Santa Gertrudis Air Force Base

Santa Gertrudis Air Force Base ; officially Base Aérea Militar No. 11 Teniente Coronel Juan Pablo Aldasoro Suárez is a military airport located in the municipality of Saucillo, Chihuahua, in Mexico. It belongs to the Northeast Region of the Mexican Air Force.
The airport is situated at an elevation of above mean sea level and features a long runway, an apron with several parking positions and helipads, and other facilities to accommodate Air Force personnel.

Functions

The Air Force Military School for AeroTactical Applications is permanently stationed at this air force base. Utilizing T-6C Texan II aircraft, the school focuses on training and updating the personnel and aviator pilot officers of the Mexican Air Force. The primary objective is to prepare them to function as auxiliaries or advisors within corporation-type organizations.
EMAATFA is responsible for instructing pilots in various operational aspects, including activities such as training, night flights, reconnaissance of the area, and air-to-ground firing practices involving machine guns, bombs, and rockets. Plans are underway to relocate EMAATFA to the Zapopan Air Force Base. Additionally, an air squadron based in Santa Gertrudis will be established to handle support activities in the region.

Accidents and incidents

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