Capitán de Av. Emilio Beltrán Airport (IATA: GYA, ICAO: SLGM) is an airport serving the Mamoré River town of Guayaramerín in the Beni Department of Bolivia.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 459 ft / 140 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°53′20″S 65°22′50″W / 10.88889°S 65.38056°W | ||||||||||
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The airport is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Guayaramerín and replaces the former airport ((ICAO: SLGY)) near the river.
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| EcoJet | Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru, Trinidad[3] |
Accidents and incidents
edit- On 9 January 2012, a TAM flight from Riberalta Airport, Bolivia to Guayaramerín Airport operated by Xian MA-60 FAB-96 landed with the undercarriage not deployed due to a fault, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries amongst the five crew and sixteen passengers.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ SkyVector - Capitán de Av. Emilio Beltrán Airport
- ^ Google Maps - Guayaramerín
- ^ October 2014, Timetable, (Spanish) http://www.ecojet.bo/reservas-y-servicios Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (9 January 2012). "Accident: TAM Bolivia MA60 at Guayaramerin on Jan 9th 2012, gear up landing". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
External links
edit- OpenStreetMap - Guayaramerín
- SkyVector Aeronautical Charts - Beltrán
- Bing Maps - Guayaramerín
- HERE/Nokia Maps - Guayaramerín
- Accident history for Capitán de Av. Emilio Beltrán Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for Guayaramerín at NOAA/NWS
- Guayaramerín Airport aviation weather (in Spanish, English, French, and Chinese)
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