Vuelta Grande Airport

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Vuelta Grande Airport
Aeropuerto Vuelta Grande
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Vuelta Grande [1]
Elevation  AMSL 1,900 ft / 579 m
Coordinates 20°54′05″S63°11′35″W / 20.90139°S 63.19306°W / -20.90139; -63.19306 (Vuelta Grande Airport (Vuelta Grande)) Coordinates: 20°54′05″S63°11′35″W / 20.90139°S 63.19306°W / -20.90139; -63.19306 (Vuelta Grande Airport (Vuelta Grande))
Map
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SLVU
Location of Vuelta Grande Airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,000 3,281 Grass
Source: Landings.com [2] [3]

Vuelta Grande Airport (Spanish : Aeropuerto Vuelta Grande, ICAO : SLVU) is a public use airport serving the Vuelta Grande gas recycling project [1] in the Chuquisaca Department of Bolivia.

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References

  1. 1 2 World Bank - Vuelta Grande
  2. ↑ Airport record for Vuelta Grande Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02
  3. ↑ Google (2013-09-02). "location of Vuelta Grande Airport" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2013-09-02.

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