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Tancos Airbase (LPTN) is a Portuguese military airfield near Tancos in the Santarém District of central Portugal, built around a long hard-surfaced main runway and a shorter secondary strip. It offers a straightforward VFR study for simulator pilots thanks to its two clearly defined, lit runways and controlled radio service, though little further operational detail is publicly available.
Tancos Airbase, identified by the ICAO code LPTN, is a military airfield situated at Tancos in the Santarém District of Portugal. It sits at an elevation of 256 feet and is built around a substantial main runway complemented by a shorter secondary strip, making it a useful reference point for pilots flying in the central Portuguese interior.
The airfield lies at Tancos, in the Santarém District of Portugal, at coordinates approximately 39.4756N, 8.3650W.
Tancos has two physical runways, both hard-surfaced and lit. The main runway, 08/26, measures 7512 feet from the 08 threshold and 7830 feet from the 26 threshold. The secondary runway, 12/30, measures 3641 feet from the 12 threshold and 3749 feet from the 30 threshold.
The tower frequency is 122.1 MHz. The field is not equipped with an instrument landing system.
