| San Matías Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | San Matías, Bolivia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 406 ft / 124 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°20′15″S58°24′05″W / 16.33750°S 58.40139°W Coordinates: 16°20′15″S58°24′05″W / 16.33750°S 58.40139°W | ||||||||||
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  SLTI Location of San Matías Airport in Bolivia | |||||||||||
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San Matías Airport Spanish : Aeropuerto San Matías, ( IATA : MQK, ICAO : SLTI) is an airport serving the town of San Matías in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia.
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The runway is 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) north of the town and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of Bolivia's border with Brazil.
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The San Matias non-directional beacon(Ident: SMT) is located at the north end of the field. [4]
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