SLPO
Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport
VFR
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Name
Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
SLPO / POI / SLPO
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
6:02 am (BOT)
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Municipality
Potosí
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Coordinates
19° 32′ 35″ N 65° 43′ 25″ E
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Elevation
12’922 ft (3’938 m MSL)
About Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport
Capitán Nicolas Rojas Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Capitán Nicolas Rojas, IATA: POI, ICAO: SLPO) is an extremely high elevation airport serving the city of Potosí, the capital of the Potosí Department in Bolivia.
The runway is in a shallow valley 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the city, with mountainous terrain in a quadrants.
The Potosi VOR-DME (Ident: PTS) is located 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km) off the approach threshold of Runway 24. The Potosi non-directional beacon (Ident: POI) is located on the field.