Juan Mendoza Airport
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Juan Mendoza Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Oruro, Bolivia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 12,146 ft / 3,702 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°57′45″S 67°04′34″W / 17.96250°S 67.07611°W | ||||||||||
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  ORU Location of the airport in Bolivia | |||||||||||
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Juan Mendoza Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Juan Mendoza) (IATA: ORU, ICAO: SLOR) is an extremely high elevation airport serving the city of Oruro, the capital of the Oruro Department in Bolivia.
The airport is in the eastern part of the city, which is in the altiplano of Bolivia. There is distant mountainous terrain east and west of the airport.[3]
The Oruro non-directional beacon (Ident: ORU) is located 0.9 nautical miles (1.7 km) west of the field. The Oruro VOR-DME (Ident: ORU) is located 0.49 nautical miles (0.91 km) off the displaced threshold of Runway 01.[4][1]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Boliviana de Aviación | Cochabamba |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b SkyVector - Juan Mendoza, Oruru VOR
- ^ Airport information for Juan Mendoza Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ a b Google Maps - Juan Mendoza Airport
- ^ Oruro NDB
