Villazon Airport

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Villazón Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Villazón
LocationFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Elevation  AMSL 11,260 ft / 3,432 m
Coordinates 22°3′10″S65°38′20″W / 22.05278°S 65.63889°W / -22.05278; -65.63889 (Villazon Airport (Villazon)) Coordinates: 22°3′10″S65°38′20″W / 22.05278°S 65.63889°W / -22.05278; -65.63889 (Villazon Airport (Villazon))
Map
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SLVZ
Location of Villazón Airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,332 4,370 Dirt
Source: Landings.com [1] Google Maps [2]

Villazón Airport( ICAO : SLVZ) is a high-elevation airport 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the city of Villazón in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. The airport and city are in the southeastern reaches of the Bolivian Altiplano, on the border with Argentina.

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Villazón Town in Potosí, Bolivia

Villazón is a town in southern Bolivia, on the border with Argentina. It sits directly across a river from La Quiaca in Argentina. The town is a busy trading hub, with large quantities of goods flowing north.

Potosí Department Place in Potosí, Bolivia

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References

  1. ↑ Airport record for Villazon Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12
  2. ↑ Google (2013-08-12). "location of Villazon Airport" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2013-08-12.

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