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Airport type
  
Public

Serves
  
Neiva, Colombia

02/20
  
1,865

Address
  
Neiva, Huila, Colombia

Elevation
  
446 m

Operator
  
Government

Elevation AMSL
  
1,464 ft / 446 m

1,865
  
6,119

Code
  
NVA

Phone
  
+57 313 2474768

Benito Salas Airport

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Benito Salas Airport (IATA: NVA, ICAO: SKNV) is an airport that serves the city of Neiva, the capital of the Huila Department in Colombia. It was named after Benito Salas Vargas, a military and social leader during Colombia's (then known as New Granada) independence war (1810–1819).

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The airport is in a rebuilding process that includes a new control tower and a new building with garages. It was formerly known as "La Manguita airport" because it is placed in an old ranch with that name; even today people call it "La Manguita".

The Neiva VOR-DME (Ident: NVA) is located 6.6 nautical miles (12.2 km) off the Runway 02 threshold.

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Accidents and incidents

  • On 8 January 1975, Douglas DC-3 FAC-688 of SATENA crashed shortly after take-off on a flight to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport, Florencia. All 30 people on board were killed.

    • References

    Benito Salas Airport Wikipedia
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