Tres Cruces Airport

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Tres Cruces Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Chiquitos Province, Bolivia
Elevation  AMSL 880 ft / 268 m
Coordinates 17°27′00″S61°59′35″W / 17.45000°S 61.99306°W / -17.45000; -61.99306 (Tres Cruces Airport (Tres Cruces)) Coordinates: 17°27′00″S61°59′35″W / 17.45000°S 61.99306°W / -17.45000; -61.99306 (Tres Cruces Airport (Tres Cruces))
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SLTC
Location of Tres Cruces Airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
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15/331,2003,937Grass
Source: Landings.com [1] HERE Maps [2]

Tres Cruces Airport( ICAO : SLTC) is one of numerous rural airstrips in the agricultural area east of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, a city in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia.

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra Autonomous city and municipality in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia

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References

  1. ↑ Airport record for Tres Cruces Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-21
  2. ↑ "Tres Cruces Airport". HERE Maps. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Viru Viru VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

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