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La Vanguardia Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

05/23
  
1,940

6,365
  
Asphalt

Elevation
  
425 m

Elevation AMSL
  
1,394 ft / 425 m

1,940
  
6,365

Code
  
VVC

Phone
  
+57 321 7622520

La Vanguardia Airport

Serves
  
Villavicencio, Colombia

Address
  
Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia

Owner
  
Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics

Similar
  
Villavicen Plaza Hotel, Hotel del Llano, Wrangler, Alcaldia de Villavicen, Terminal De Transport

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La Vanguardia Airport (IATA: VVC, ICAO: SKVV) is an airport serving the city of Villavicencio in the Meta Department of Colombia. It serves regular passenger, charter and cargo airlines as well as private sectors.

Contents

The airport is just north of the city.

Cargo airlines

  • Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas

    • Accidents and incidents

  • On 6 June 1985, Douglas C-53D HK-1340 of LACOL Colombia crashed shortly after take-off after the starboard engine failed while the aircraft was on a cargo flight. The aircraft was probably overloaded and it caught fire after crashing into trees. Three of the six people on board were killed.
  • On 28 May 1993, Douglas C-53D HK-2213 of Transoriente Colombia crashed near Villavicencio after both engines failed shortly after take-off from La Vanguardia Airport on a scheduled passenger flight. Seven of the 29 people on board were killed.
  • On 30 March 1996, Douglas C-47B HK-2497 of LANC Colombia was damaged beyond repair in a wheels-up landing on approach to La Vanguardia. The aircraft was on a domestic scheduled passenger flight to La Macarena Airport when an engine problem was encountered and the decision was made to return to La Vanguardia.
  • On 3 November 2010, an explosion took place at the airport warehouse. No casualties were reported. The explosion was caused by a parcel. As a result, several airlines suspended flights from the airport.

    • References

    La Vanguardia Airport Wikipedia
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