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Capitán_Germán_Quiroga_Guardia_Airport Latitude and Longitude:

14°51′25″S 66°44′15″W / 14.85694°S 66.73750°W / -14.85694; -66.73750
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Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Location San Borja, Bolivia
Elevation  AMSL633 ft / 193 m
Coordinates 14°51′25″S 66°44′15″W / 14.85694°S 66.73750°W / -14.85694; -66.73750
Map
SRJ is located in Bolivia
SRJ
SRJ
Location of airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,800 5,906 Grass
Sources: GCM [1] Google Maps [2]

Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport ( IATA: SRJ, ICAO: SLSB) is an airport serving San Borja, a town in the Beni Department of Bolivia. The runway is in the eastern side of the town.

The San Borja VOR (Ident: BOR) and non-directional beacon (Ident: SRJ) are located on the field. [3] [4]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 18 January 1976, Douglas C-47 CP-573 of Frigorifico Maniqui crashed near Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport, following a failure of the starboard engine. The aircraft was on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight. Seven of the ten people on board were killed. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for San Borja Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Google Maps - San Borja
  3. ^ San Borja NDB
  4. ^ San Borja VOR
  5. ^ "CP-573 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2010.

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