Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport
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Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Alfredo Vásquez Cobo | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aerocivil | ||||||||||
| Serves | Leticia, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 277 ft / 84 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 4°11′40″S 69°56′35″W / 4.19444°S 69.94306°W | ||||||||||
| Website | alfredovasquezcobointernational | ||||||||||
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  LET Location of airport in Colombia | |||||||||||
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Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Alfredo Vásquez Cobo) (IATA: LET, ICAO: SKLT) is an airport serving Leticia, the capital of the Amazonas Department of Colombia.
It is the largest airport in the south of the country, located in the most southern part. In addition to being the Colombian jungle region gateway, it also serves as the major airport in the triple-border region (Colombia, Brazil and Peru). For this reason, the airport handles the majority of passengers from the central Amazon region.
Runway 03 has a 88 metres (289 ft) displaced threshold. The Leticia VOR-DME (Ident: LET) and non-directional beacon (Ident: LET) are located on the field.[3][4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Avianca | Bogotá |
| LATAM Colombia | Bogotá |
| Satena | La Chorrera, La Pedrera, Tarapacá |
Accidents
- On November 18, 2006, an AeroSucre Boeing 727 crashed during landing due to poor weather and fog against a television antenna with 40 meters of height. The three members of crew, as well as the three passengers, died in the accident.
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for LET at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Leticia
- ^ Leticia VOR
- ^ Leticia NDB
External links
- Accident history for LET at Aviation Safety Network
- Template:WAD
- OpenStreetMap - Leticia
- OurAirports - Leticia
- SkyVector - Leticia
- Current weather for SKLT at NOAA/NWS
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