| Monte Real Air Base Air Base 5 | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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  Monte Real Location in Portugal | |||||||
| Coordinates | 39°49′42″N 008°53′15″W / 39.82833°N 8.88750°W | ||||||
| Type | Military airfield | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of National Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Portuguese Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Air Command | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1957–1959 | ||||||
| In use | 4 October 1959 – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Colonel João Paulo Nunes Vicente | ||||||
| Garrison | 51st Operational Group | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: QLR, ICAO: LPMR, WMO: 085400 | ||||||
| Elevation | 26.5 metres (87 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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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.