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Yariguíes Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
412 ft / 126 m

1,800
  
5,906

Elevation
  
126 m

Operator
  
Aerocivil

04/22
  
1,800

Code
  
EJA

Phone
  
+57 312 5396523

Yariguíes Airport

Location
  
Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia

Address
  
Barrancabermeja, Santander Department, Colombia

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Yariguíes Airport (IATA: EJA, ICAO: SKEJ) is an airport serving Barrancabermeja, a city in the Santander Department of Colombia. The airport is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of the city.

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The Barrancabermeja VOR-DME (Ident: EJA) is located on the field.

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Accidents and incidents

  • On 21 May 1970, a Douglas DC-3 of Avianca was hijacked to Yariguíes Airport whilst on a flight from El Alcaraván Airport, Yopal to Alberto Lleras Camargo Airport, Sogamoso. The hijackers had demanded to be taken to Cuba.

    • References

    Yariguíes Airport Wikipedia
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