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Germán Olano Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

07/25
  
1,800

5,906
  
Asphalt

Elevation
  
53 m

Elevation AMSL
  
173 ft / 53 m

1,800
  
5,906

Code
  
PCR

Phone
  
+57 310 2880476

Germán Olano Airport

Serves
  
Puerto Carreño, Colombia

Address
  
Circulo1, Puerto Carreño, Vichada, Colombia

Aerosucre boeing 727 hk4544 crashes after takeoff from germ n olano airport


Germán Olano Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Germán Olano) (IATA: PCR, ICAO: SKPC) is an airport serving Puerto Carreño, the capital of Vichada Department in Colombia. It is also known as Puerto Carreño Airport (Aeropuerto Puerto Carreño). The airport is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of and parallels the Orinoco River, locally Colombia's border with Venezuela.

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The Puerto Carreno non-directional beacon (Ident: PCR) and VOR-DME (Ident: PTC) are located on the field.

Accidents and incidents

  • On December 20, 2016, Aerosucre Flight 4544 crashed while taking off from the airport after failing to become airborne. It was reported that 5 crew members died, and 1 crew member has several injuries.

    • References

    Germán Olano Airport Wikipedia
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