Uyuni Airport
Uyuni Joya Andina Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | ||||||||||
| Location |  Bolivia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,954 m / 12,972 ft | ||||||||||
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  UYU Location of the airport in Bolivia | |||||||||||
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Uyuni Airport (IATA: UYU, ICAO: SLUY), aka Joya Andina Airport, is a public use airport located 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.[4] 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.[5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Amaszonas | La Paz, Rurrenabaque |
| Transporte Aéreo Militar | La Paz, Sucre |
See also
References
- ^ Airport record for Uyuni Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-11
- ^ Airport information for SLUY at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Airport information for Uyuni Airport at Transport Search website.
- ^ "Uyuni se abre al mundo con un moderno aeropuerto" (in Spanish). Periodico Boliviano. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Aeropuerto internacional de Uyuni tendrá la segunda mayor pista del país" (in Spanish). ANF. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
External links
- Airport record for Uyuni Airport at Landings.com
- Current weather for SLUY at NOAA/NWS
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