Uyuni Airport (IATA: UYU, ICAO: SLUY), also known as Joya Andina Airport, is an airport at extremely high elevation just northwest of Uyuni, in the southwestern Potosí Department of Bolivia. It is close to the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat. It was opened by the Bolivian president Evo Morales on July 11, 2011.[3] Currently the airport is served by one airline: Boliviana de Aviacion which offers regular flights to and from La Paz and Cochabamba.
Uyuni Airport Joya Andina Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 12,024 ft / 3,665 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°26′35″S 66°51′15″W / 20.44306°S 66.85417°W | ||||||||||
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  UYU Location of the airport in Bolivia | |||||||||||
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Uyuni Airport features a 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wide paved runway, making it the airport with Bolivia's second longest runway.[4]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Boliviana de Aviación | Cochabamba, La Paz |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Airport record for Uyuni Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-11
- ^ Airport information for Uyuni Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Uyuni se abre al mundo con un moderno aeropuerto" (in Spanish). Periodico Boliviano. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Aeropuerto internacional de Uyuni tendrá la segunda mayor pista del país" (in Spanish). ANF. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Uyuni VOR
External links
edit- Joya Andina Airport at OpenStreetMap
- Uyuni Airport at OurAirports
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for La Joya Andina Airport at SkyVector
- Uyuni Joya Andina Airport at FlightRadar24
- Accident history for Uyuni Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for SLUY at NOAA/NWS
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