Laguna Colorada Airport (ICAO: SLLC) is an extremely high elevation airstrip just south of Laguna Colorada, a shallow salt lake within the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve in the southwest of the Bolivian altiplano.
Laguna Colorada Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Laguna Colorada, Bolivia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 14,098 ft / 4,297 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°16′20″S 67°46′10″W / 22.27222°S 67.76944°W | ||||||||||
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There is moderately high terrain north, northwest, and southeast of the runway. Another consideration is that the shallow lake has a large resident population of flamingoes.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Airport record for Laguna Colorada Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-11
- ^ Google Maps - Laguna Colorada
- ^ Airport information for Laguna Colorada Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
External links
edit- OpenStreetMap - Laguna Colorada
- Accident history for Laguna Colorada Airport at Aviation Safety Network