Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport

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
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesPotosí, Bolivia
Elevation AMSL12,922 ft / 3,939 m
Coordinates19°32′35″S 065°43′25″W
Map
POI is located in Bolivia
POI
POI
Location of the airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,833 9,295 Asphalt
Sources: Google Maps[1] AASANA[2] WAD[3] GCM[4]

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

AirlinesDestinations
Boliviana de Aviación Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru

See also

References

  1. Google Maps - Potosi
  2. "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.
  3. Airport information for SLPO
  4. Airport information for Capitán Nicolas Rojas Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  5. Potosi NDB
  6. Potosi VOR
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