Germán Olano Airport

Germán Olano Airport
Puerto Carreño Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Puerto Carreño, Colombia
Elevation AMSL 173 ft / 53 m
Coordinates 06°11′05″N 67°29′35″W / 6.18472°N 67.49306°W / 6.18472; -67.49306
Map
PCR
Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,800 5,906 Asphalt
Source: AIP Colombia at UAEAC [1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

Germán Olano Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Germán Olano) (IATA: PCR, ICAO: SKPC) is an airport serving Puerto Carreño, the capital of Vichada Department in Colombia. It is also known as Puerto Carreño Airport (Aeropuerto Puerto Carreño). The airport is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of and parallels the Orinoco River, locally Colombia's border with Venezuela.

The Puerto Carreno non-directional beacon (Ident: PCR) and VOR-DME (Ident: PTC) are located on the field.[4][5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
SATENA Bogota, Villavicencio

Accidents and incidents

  • On December 20, 2016, Aerosucre Flight 4544 crashed while taking off from the airport after failing to become airborne. It was reported that 5 crew members died, and 1 crew member has several injuries.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SKPC - PUERTO CARREÑO / German Olano" (PDF).  (543 KB). AIP Colombia. Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil. 27 Aug 2009.
  2. ↑ Google Maps - Puerto Carreño
  3. ↑ Airport information for PCR at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ↑ Puerto Carreno NDB
  5. ↑ Puerto Carreno VOR
  6. ↑ "Aerosucre Boeing 727-200 at Puerto Carrena on Dec 20th 2016, did not become airborne on takeoff". AeroInside. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Vídeo: el momento en el que el avión de Aerosucre se estrella".
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