SLTJ
Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport
MVFR
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Name
Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
SLTJ / TJA / SLTJ
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:50 am (BOT)
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Municipality
Tarija
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Coordinates
21° 33′ 20″ S 64° 42′ 4″ W
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Elevation
6’095 ft (1’858 m MSL)
About Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport
Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport (IATA: TJA, ICAO: SLTJ) is an airport serving Tarija, the capital of the Tarija Department of Bolivia. The airport is in the southeastern section of the city, which is within a basin of the Cordillera Central mountain range. There is distant mountainous terrain in all quadrants.
The Tarija non-directional beacon (Ident: TJA) and VOR-DME (Ident: TAR) are located on the field.
The runway length includes a 355 metres (1,165 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 31.