Airport type Public 13/31 4,000 13,123 Asphalt Serves Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | Elevation AMSL m / 12,024 ft 4,000 13,123 Address Ciudad de Uyuni, Bolivia | |
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Uyuni Airport (IATA: UYU, ICAO: SLUY), aka Joya Andina Airport, is a public use airport slightly 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. Currently the airport is served by two airlines: Amaszonas and TAM – Transporte Aéreo Militar, which offer regular flights to and from Sucre, La Paz and Rurrenabaque.
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.
The Uyuni VOR-DME (Ident: UNI) is located on the field.
Salar de uyuni just after take off from uyuni airport
References
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