Ota Air Base serves Alenquer, PT.
Ota Air Base (officially Air Base No. 2 or BA2), located in Ota, Alenquer, was established on December 31, 1937, and officially inaugurated on April 14, 1940. It served as a significant operational base for the Portuguese Air Force, housing various aircraft including Gloster Gladiators, Junkers JU-52s, Junkers JU-86s, and later jet aircraft like the De Havilland Vampire and F-84G Thunderjet.
The base ceased its activity as an operational base in 1960, transforming into a training base. In 1992, Air Base No. 2 was officially deactivated as an air base and merged with Training Center No. 2 to become the Military and Technical Training Center of the Air Force (CFMTFA).
Currently, the site is occupied by the CFMTFA, which is responsible for the military, humanistic, technical, and scientific training of Portuguese Air Force personnel. Although the air infrastructures include a 2500m asphalt runway, permanent flying operations, air traffic control, meteorology, fire rescue, and fuel supply services are deactivated. The location was once considered for the new Lisbon international airport (Ota Airport project) but this plan was aborted in 2008.
*Sources researched: emfa.pt, en.wikipedia.org, saladainquietacao.com, pt.wikipedia.org*
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Ota Air Base is located in Alenquer, PT, at an elevation of 140 ft. Its IATA code is — and ICAO code is PT-0160.