Santiago Airport (Bolivia)

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Santiago Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Santiago
Elevation  AMSL 780 ft / 238 m
Coordinates 15°13′50″S65°27′05″W / 15.23056°S 65.45139°W / -15.23056; -65.45139 (Santiago Airport (Santiago)) Coordinates: 15°13′50″S65°27′05″W / 15.23056°S 65.45139°W / -15.23056; -65.45139 (Santiago Airport (Santiago))
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SLTG
Location of Santiago Airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,370 4,495 Grass
Source: Landings.com [1] Google Maps [2] GCM [3]

Santiago Airport( ICAO : SLTG) is a rural airport 33 kilometres (21 mi) southeast of San Ignacio de Moxos in the Beni Department of Bolivia.

ICAO airport code four-letter code designating many airports around the world

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San Ignacio de Moxos Town and municipality in Beni Department, Bolivia

San Ignacio de Moxos is a town in the Beni Department of northern Bolivia.

Beni Department Department

Beni, sometimes El Beni, is a northeastern department of Bolivia, in the lowlands region of the country. It is the second-largest department in the country, covering 213,564 square kilometers, and it was created by supreme decree on November 18, 1842 during the administration of General José Ballivián. Its capital is Trinidad.

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References

  1. Airport record for Santiago Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-11
  2. Google (2013-08-11). "location of Santiago Airport" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  3. Airport information for SLTG at Great Circle Mapper.

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