Intiraymi Airport

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Intiraymi Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves La Joya, Bolivia
Elevation  AMSL 12,467 ft / 3,800 m
Coordinates 17°47′45″S67°26′05″W / 17.79583°S 67.43472°W / -17.79583; -67.43472 (Intiraymi Airport (La Joya))
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SLIY
Location of Intiraymi Airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
17/353,18510,449Gravel, asphalt
Source: Landings.com [1] Google Maps [2] GCM [3]

Intiraymi Airport( ICAO : SLIY) is an extremely high elevation airport serving the Franklin Mining, Inc. [4] silver and gold mining concession at La Joya in the Oruro Department of Bolivia.

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The airport is in the Bolivian altiplano, 38 kilometres (24 mi) northwest of Oruro city. There is high terrain southeast of the runway.

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References

  1. Airport record for Intiraymi Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-21
  2. "location of Intiraymi Airport" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  3. Airport information for Intiraymi Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. "Franklin Mining - La Joya". Franklin Mining, Inc. Retrieved 30 March 2016.