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Monte Real Air Base
Air Base 5
Base Aérea de Monte Real
Base Aérea Nº 5
Monte Real, Leiria in Portugal
A Portuguese Air Force F-16B Fighting Falcon at Monte Real AB
Alcança quem não cansa
(Portuguese for 'He/she who never tires, reaches')
Monte Real is located in Portugal
Monte Real
Monte Real
Location in Portugal
Coordinates39°49′42″N 008°53′15″W / 39.82833°N 8.88750°W / 39.82833; -8.88750
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
OwnerMinistry of National Defence
OperatorPortuguese Air Force
Controlled byAir Command
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1957–1959
In use4 October 1959 (1959-10-04) – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel João Paulo Nunes Vicente
Garrison51st Operational Group
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: QLR, ICAO: LPMR, WMO: 085400
Elevation26.5 metres (87 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
01/19 2,743 metres (8,999 ft) Concrete

Monte Real Air Base, officially designated as Air Force Base No. 5 (Portuguese: Base Aérea Nº 5, BA5), is a Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) air base located in Monte Real, Leiria, Portugal. Its mission is to guarantee the readiness and deployment of the air force units based there. Since its opening in October 1959, the base has been home to the air force's jet fighter aircraft, with several of the units based there being equipped with F-86F Sabre, Fiat G.91, T-33 Shooting Star, T-38 Talon and A-7 Corsair II aircraft.

The base is currently home to two F-16 Fighting Falcon squadrons.

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