Capitán Nicolas Rojas Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Capitán Nicolas Rojas, IATA: POI, ICAO: SLPO) is an extremely high elevation airport serving the city of Potosí, the capital of the Potosí Department in Bolivia.
Capitán Nicolas Rojas Airport Aeropuerto Capitán Nicolas Rojas | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Potosí, Bolivia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 12,922 ft / 3,939 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°32′35″S 065°43′25″W / 19.54306°S 65.72361°W | ||||||||||
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  POI Location of the airport in Bolivia | |||||||||||
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The runway is in a shallow valley 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the city, with mountainous terrain in a quadrants.
The Potosi VOR-DME (Ident: PTS) is located 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km) off the approach threshold of Runway 24. The Potosi non-directional beacon (Ident: POI) is located on the field.[5][6]
Airlines and destinations edit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Boliviana de Aviación | Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Google Maps - Potosi
- ^ "Aeropuertos Controlados (Controlled airports)" (in Spanish). Administración de Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxliares a la Navegación Aérea (AASANA). Archived from the original on 2008-06-23.
- ^ Airport information for SLPO[usurped]
- ^ Airport information for Capitán Nicolas Rojas Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Potosi NDB
- ^ Potosi VOR
External links edit
- Potosí Airport at OpenStreetMap
- Potosí Airport at OurAirports
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Cap. Nicolas Rojas Airport at SkyVector
- Accident history for Potosí Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for Potosí at NOAA/NWS
