Loma Bonita Air Force Station

Loma Bonita Air Force Station Estación Aérea Militar No. 8 de Loma Bonita
IATA: none ICAO: MX67 LID: LMB
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Secretariat of National Defense
Serves	Loma Bonita, Oaxaca
Location	Loma Bonita Municipality
Elevation  AMSL	90 ft / 30 m
Coordinates	18°01′24″N095°51′13″W / 18.02333°N 95.85361°W / 18.02333; -95.85361
Website	https://www.gob.mx/defensa/acciones-y-programas/bases-aereas
Map
LMB Location of the airport in Oaxaca Show map of Oaxaca LMB LMB (Mexico) Show map of Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 4,593 1,400 Asphalt
SEDENA [1] DOF [2]

Loma Bonita 8th Air Force Station (ICAO: MX67, AFAC: LMB) is a small military airfield located in the municipality of Loma Bonita, Oaxaca, 13 km south of the city of the same name. The military field where the airfield is located is the permanent headquarters of the 6th Motorized Cavalry Regiment "Centinelas del Papaloapan". Being an air station, it does not permanently house FAM air squadrons, but it is occasionally used by them. The airfield has an aviation platform of 8,100 square meters. The runway measures 1,400 m long and 28 m wide and has an orientation 18/36. ^{[3] [4]}

Accidentes e incidentes

• On May 10, 1999, a Mexican Air Force Boeing 737, registered B-12001, was taking off during a training flight when it overshot the runway. The front landing gear collapsed, and the grass near the aircraft caught fire, also causing a fire inside the aircraft. All six occupants escaped unharmed. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. AFAC (2025). "Bases Aéreas" [Mexican Air Force Bases] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
2. "ACUERDO por el que se autorizan las distancias ortodrómicas y las envergaduras de las aeronaves, para el efecto de la aplicación de los artículos 289, 290 y 291 de la Ley Federal de Derechos" [AGREEMENT authorizing the orthodromic distances and wingspans of aircraft, for the purpose of applying articles 289, 290 and 291 of the Federal Rights Law.] (in Spanish). SEGOB . Retrieved 2025-08-21.
3. "Bases y estaciones aéreas militares y aeronavales de México" [Naval Air Bases and Stations; Mexican Air Force Bases and Stations] (in Spanish). Blogspot. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
4. "Conoce la ubicación de los Regimientos del Arma de Caballería" [Learn about the location of the Cavalry Regiments] (in Spanish). SEDENA. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
5. "ASN data base incident 323748". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
6. "CRASH OF A BOEING 737-247 IN LOMA BONITA". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 2025-08-21.

External links

• SEDENA
• Airfields in Oaxaca state
• MX67 in USEC
• MX67 in PilotNav