Carurú Airport

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Carurú Airport

Aeropuerto de Carurú
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Carurú, Colombia
Elevation  AMSL 820 ft / 250 m
Coordinates 1°00′50″N71°17′50″W / 1.01389°N 71.29722°W / 1.01389; -71.29722
Map
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CUO
Location of the airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
12/301,2504,101Dirt
Sources: GCM [1] Bing Maps [2]

Carurú Airport (Spanish : Aeropuerto de Carurú)( IATA : CUO, ICAO : SKCR) is an airport serving the river town of Carurú in the Vaupés Department of Colombia.

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The runway parallels the Vaupés River, an eventual tributary of the Amazon River.

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