San Miguel South Airport

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San Miguel South Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves San Miguel de Velasco
Location Bolivia
Elevation  AMSL 1,824 ft / 556 m
Coordinates 16°42′25″S60°58′19″W / 16.70694°S 60.97194°W / -16.70694; -60.97194 Coordinates: 16°42′25″S60°58′19″W / 16.70694°S 60.97194°W / -16.70694; -60.97194
Map
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SLKQ
Location of San Miguel South Airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 830 2,723 Dirt
Sources: Landings.com [1] Google Maps [2] GCM [3]

San Miguel South Airport( ICAO : SLKQ) is an airport serving San Miguel de Velasco in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia. The runway is on the south edge of the town.

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San Miguel de Velasco in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia

San Miguel de Velasco or simply San Miguel is a town in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is the capital of San Miguel Municipality, the second municipal section of José Miguel de Velasco Province. It is known as part of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1990, as a former Jesuit Reduction. The wood and adobe church has an elaborate interior.

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

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References

  1. Airport record for San Miguel South Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-21
  2. Google (2013-08-21). "location of San Miguel South Airport" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  3. Airport information for SLKQ at Great Circle Mapper.

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