Benito Salas Airport

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Benito Salas Airport

Aeropuerto Benito Salas
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
Serves Neiva, Colombia
Elevation  AMSL 1,482 ft / 452 m
Coordinates 2°57′00″N75°17′39″W / 2.95000°N 75.29417°W / 2.95000; -75.29417
Map
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NVA
Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
02/201,8656,119Asphalt
Source: WAD [1] GCM [2]

Benito Salas Airport (Spanish : Aeropuerto Benito Salas, IATA : NVA, ICAO : SKNV) is an airport that serves the city of Neiva, the capital of the Huila Department in Colombia. It was named after Benito Salas Vargas, a military and social leader during Colombia's (then known as New Granada) independence war (1810–1819).

Contents

The airport is in a rebuilding process that includes a new control tower and a new building with garages. [3] It was formerly known as "La Manguita airport" because it is placed in an old ranch with that name; even today people call it "La Manguita".

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Avianca Bogotá
Clic Bogotá, Cali
LATAM Colombia Bogotá [4]
SATENA Cali, [5] San Vicente del Caguan [5]

Accidents and incidents

See also

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References

  1. "Airport information for SKNV". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Airport information for NVA at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. BNAmericas - Airport upgrades
  4. "LATAM Airlines inicia venta de su nueva ruta entre Bogotá y Neiva". 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 "SATENA late-Sep/Oct 2024 New Routes Addition". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 August 2010.