Puerto Gaitán Airport

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Puerto Gaitán Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Puerto Gaitán, Colombia
Elevation  AMSL 510 ft / 155 m
Coordinates 4°18′10″N72°05′10″W / 4.30278°N 72.08611°W / 4.30278; -72.08611 Coordinates: 4°18′10″N72°05′10″W / 4.30278°N 72.08611°W / 4.30278; -72.08611
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Location of the airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
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05/23 1,200 3,937 Gravel
Source: GCM [1] Google Maps [2]

Puerto Gaitán Airport( ICAO : SKPG) is an airport serving the river town of Puerto Gaitán in the Meta Department of Colombia.

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Puerto Gaitán Municipality and town in Meta Department, Colombia

Puerto Gaitán is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.

Meta Department Department in Orinoquía Region, Colombia

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The airport and town are 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the confluence of the Manacacias River into the Meta River.

Meta River tributary of the Orinoco in the Llanos of central Colombia

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