Juan Mendoza Airport
Airport in Bolivia
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Location of the airport in Bolivia
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||
01/19 | 4,000 | 13,123 | Asphalt |
Sources: SkyVector[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]
Juan Mendoza Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Juan Mendoza) (IATA: ORU, ICAO: SLOR) is an extremely high elevation airport serving the city of Oruro, the capital of the Oruro Department in Bolivia.
The airport is in the eastern part of the city, which is in the altiplano of Bolivia. There is distant mountainous terrain east and west of the airport.[3]
The Oruro non-directional beacon (Ident: ORU) is located 0.9 nautical miles (1.7 km) west of the field. The Oruro VOR-DME (Ident: ORU) is located 0.49 nautical miles (0.91 km) off the displaced threshold of Runway 01.[4][1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Boliviana de Aviación | Cochabamba |
See also
- Transport in Bolivia
- List of airports in Bolivia
References
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Oruro
- OurAirports - Oruro
- Fallingrain - Juan Mendoza Airport
- Accident history for Juan Mendoza Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for Oruro at NOAA/NWS