Yacuiba Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yacuíba | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,116 ft / 645 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°57′40″S 63°39′07″W / 21.96111°S 63.65194°W | ||||||||||
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  BYC Location of airport in Bolivia | |||||||||||
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Yacuiba Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Yacuiba, IATA: BYC, ICAO: SLYA) is an airport located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Yacuiba, a city in the Tarija Department of Bolivia.
The runway is in a north–south aligned valley, with rising terrain to the east, and the Cordillera Central mountains 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the west.
The Yacuiba non-directional beacon (Ident: YAC) is located on the field.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Boliviana de Aviación | Tarija |
Accidents, Disasters, and incidents
- On 4 February 1964, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain operated by Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano crashed shortly after takeoff killing two.[4]
- 20 October 1973, A Boeing 737 operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas was highjacked and landed at Yacuiba where 38 passengers were released.[5]
- 2 June 1980, A Fairchild F-27 operated by Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano crashed while on Approach to the airport killing all 13 people on board.[6]
- 17 January 2003, A British Aerospace Jetstream operated by Servicio Aéreo Vargas España crashed shortly into trees while attempting to take off, no one was killed.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for Yacuiba Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Yacuiba
- ^ Yacuiba NDB
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) CP-568 Yacuiba Airport (BYC)".
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-287C LV-JNE Yacuiba Airport (BYC)".
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild F-27J CP-1117 Yacuiba".
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident British Aerospace 3101 Jetstream 31 CP-2404 Yacuiba Airport (BYC)".
External links
- Yacuiba Airport at OpenStreetMap
- Yacuiba Airport at OurAirports
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Yacuiba Airport at SkyVector
- Current weather for Yacuiba at NOAA/NWS
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