Eduardo Falla Solano Airport
Eduardo Falla Solano Airport (IATA: SVI, ICAO: SKSV) in Spanish: Aeropuerto Eduardo Falla Solano is a domestic airport serving the municipality of San Vicente del Caguán in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.
Eduardo Falla Solano Airport Aeropuerto Nacional Eduardo Falla Solano | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Aerocivil | ||||||||||
| Serves | San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 883 ft / 269 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 2°09′05″N 74°45′55″W | ||||||||||
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  SVI Location of airport in Colombia | |||||||||||
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The runway is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the airport. The San Vicente Del Caguan VOR-DME (Ident: SVC) and non-directional beacon (Ident: SVC) are located on the field.[3][4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| SATENA | Araracuara, Bogotá |
Accidents and incidents
On 17 October 1971, Douglas C-47A HK-595 of Aerolíneas TAO[5] crashed on take-off, killing all 19 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight although it was only certified to carry freight and three crew. It was also overloaded by 311 kilograms (686 lb).[6]
References
- Airport information for SVI at Great Circle Mapper.
- Google Maps - San Vicente
- San Vincente VOR
- SkyVector - San Vicente NDB
- TAO Airlines closed
- "HK-595 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - San Vicente
- OurAirports - San Vicente
- FallingRain - San Vicente Airport
- Accident history for SVI at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for SKSV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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