Uyuni Airport
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 two airlines: Amaszonas and Boliviana de Aviacion which offer regular flights to and from Sucre, La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
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 | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
UYU Location of the airport in Bolivia | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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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
Airlines | Destinations |
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Amaszonas | La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru, Sucre |
Boliviana de Aviacion | La Paz[6] |
See also
- Bolivia portal
- Aviation portal
- Transport in Bolivia
- List of airports in Bolivia
References
- 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
- Flightradar24 - Uyuni Joya Airport Route Map
External links
- 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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