La Vanguardia Airport

Vanguardia Airport Aeropuerto Vanguardia
IATA: VVC ICAO: SKVV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Aerocivil
Serves	Villavicencio
Location	Villavicencio, Colombia
Elevation  AMSL	1,394 ft / 425 m
Coordinates	4°10′05″N73°36′50″W / 4.16806°N 73.61389°W / 4.16806; -73.61389
Map
VVC Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 1,940 6,365 Asphalt
Sources: GCM [1] Google Maps [2]

La Vanguardia Airport( IATA : VVC, ICAO : SKVV) is an airport serving the city of Villavicencio in the Meta Department of Colombia. It serves regular passenger, charter and cargo airlines as well as private sectors. The airport is just north of the city.

Airlines and destinations

SATENA Embraer 170 at La Vanguardia Airport (July 2012)

Airlines	Destinations
Avianca Express	Bogotá [3]
Clic	Cali, [4] Medellin–Olaya Herrera [3]
SATENA	Arauca, [5] Bogotá, [6] La Macarena, [7] Mitú, [8] Puerto Carreño, [9] Puerto Inírida [10]

Accidents and incidents

• On 6 June 1985, Douglas C-53D HK-1340 of LACOL Colombia crashed shortly after take-off after the starboard engine failed while the aircraft was on a cargo flight. The aircraft was probably overloaded and it caught fire after crashing into trees. Three of the six people on board were killed. ^[11]
• On 28 May 1994, Douglas C-53D HK-2213 of Transoriente Colombia crashed near Villavicencio after both engines failed shortly after take-off from La Vanguardia Airport on a scheduled passenger flight. Seven of the 29 people on board were killed. ^[12]
• On 30 March 1996, Douglas C-47B HK-2497 of LANC Colombia was damaged beyond repair in a wheels-up landing on approach to La Vanguardia. The aircraft was on a domestic scheduled passenger flight to La Macarena Airport when an engine problem was encountered and the decision was made to return to La Vanguardia. ^[13]
• On July 9, 2000, a private Curtiss C-46 HK-851-P, crashed near the airport after take off, when the engine number 2 failed due to fire. 10 of 19 people on board were killed including the Captain and First Officer. There were 9 survivors. ^[14]
• On 3 November 2010, an explosion took place at the airport warehouse. No casualties were reported. The explosion was caused by a parcel. As a result, several airlines suspended flights from the airport. ^[15]
• On 9 March 2019, Douglas DC-3 HK-2494 of LASER Aéro Colombia crashed en route from Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport, in San José del Guaviare, killing all 14 occupants. ^[16]
• On July 10, 2021, a DC-3 of Aliansa, registered as HK2830, crashed into a mountain minutes after take-off. All three occupants were killed. ^[17]

See also

• Transport in Colombia
• List of airports in Colombia

References

1. Airport information for VVC at Great Circle Mapper.
2. Google Maps - Vanguardia
3. Nadalet, Ivan (4 March 2019). "Colombia's Regional Express Americas commences ops" . Retrieved 25 January 2026.
4. Rubio, Lina Quiroga (8 September 2025). "Cierre total en la Vía al Llano: aerolínea Clic reforzó su operación hacia Villavicencio con 10 vuelos adicionales". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
5. Bohórquez, Paola Reyes (18 June 2024). "Satena amplía conectividad con los Llanos Orientales con nuevas rutas: conózcalas". El Carro Colombiano (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
6. Alturo, Laura (23 August 2023). "Satena habilita vuelos adicionales para la ruta Bogotá – Villavicencio – Bogotá". Noticias RCN (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
7. "A visit to La Macarena". Al Jazeera. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
8. Del Hierro, José Elias (18 November 2025). "Outlook for Colombia's Aviation Industry by 2026 - L2b Aviation %" . Retrieved 25 January 2026.
9. Suárez, Edwin (27 April 2022). "Con nuevo avión, Satena amplía frecuencia de vuelos hacia Puerto Carreño". El Morichal (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
10. Pyle, Alden (16 November 2021). "Tourism to "embrace the serpent" in Colombia's Mavecure" . Retrieved 25 January 2026.
11. "HK-1340 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
12. "HK-2213 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
13. "HK-2497 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
14. "Accident Curtiss C-46A-60-CS Commando HK-851P, Sunday 9 July 2000".
15. sify news Retrieved on 4 November 2010
16. "Fourteen killed in Colombia plane crash: Civil aviation agency". Reuters. 9 March 2019.
17. "Encuentran restos de avión accidentado en el Meta sin sobrevivientes". 9 July 2021.

External links

• Vanguardia Airport at OpenStreetMap
• Vanguardia Airport Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine at OurAirports
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for Vanguardia Airport at SkyVector
• Vanguardia Airport at FallingRain
• Accident history for VVC at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for SKVV at NOAA / NWS