Puerto Rico Airport

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Puerto Rico Airport
Aeropuerto de Puerto Rico
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Puerto Rico, Bolivia
Elevation  AMSL 597 ft / 182 m
Coordinates 11°06′25″S67°32′50″W / 11.10694°S 67.54722°W / -11.10694; -67.54722 (Puerto Rico Airport (Puerto Rico)) Coordinates: 11°06′25″S67°32′50″W / 11.10694°S 67.54722°W / -11.10694; -67.54722 (Puerto Rico Airport (Puerto Rico))
Map
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Location of Puerto Rico Airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,340 4,396 Grass
Source: Landings.com [1] Google Maps [2] GCM [3]

Puerto Rico Airport (Spanish : Aeropuerto de Puerto Rico, ( IATA : PUR, ICAO : SLPR)) is a public airport serving Puerto Rico, in the Pando Department of Bolivia. The western end of the runway doubles as a street in the town.

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References

  1. Airport record for Puerto Rico Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02
  2. Google (2013-09-02). "location of Puerto Rico Airport" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  3. Airport information for PUR at Great Circle Mapper.

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