Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport

Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport
Aeropuerto Jorge Enrique González Torres
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves San José del Guaviare, Colombia
Elevation AMSL 605 ft / 184 m
Coordinates 2°34′45″N 72°38′22″W / 2.57917°N 72.63944°W / 2.57917; -72.63944Coordinates: 2°34′45″N 72°38′22″W / 2.57917°N 72.63944°W / 2.57917; -72.63944
Map
SJE
Location of the airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Jorge Enrique González Torres) (IATA: SJE, ICAO: SKSJ) is an airport serving San José del Guaviare, the capital of the Guaviare Department of Colombia. The runway is just north of the town and parallels the Guaviare River.

Runway 01 has an additional 450 metres (1,480 ft) of grass overrun on the north end. The San Jose Del Guaviare VOR-DME (Ident: SJE) is located 2.9 nautical miles (5.4 km) south of the airport. The San Jose Del Guaviare non-directional beacon (Ident: SJE) is located on the field.[3][4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
SATENA Bogotá

History

This airport was used by the Colombian Air Force on July 2, 2008 during Operation Jaque in the course of which 15 hostages, including former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt were rescued.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for SJE at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ Google Maps -
  3. ↑ San Jose VOR
  4. ↑ San Jose NDB
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