Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport
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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 613 ft / 187 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 2°34′45″N 72°38′22″W | ||||||||||
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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]
Accidents and incidents
- On 9 March 2019, Douglas DC-3 HK-2494 of LASER Aéro Colombia crashed en route to La Vanguardia Airport, in Villavicencio, killing all 14 occupants.[5]
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References
- Airport information for SJE at Great Circle Mapper.
- "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved Mar 14, 2019.
- "San Jose Del Guaviare VOR-DME (SJE) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved Mar 14, 2019.
- "SKSJ - Jorge E. Gonzalez T. Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved Mar 14, 2019.
- "Fourteen killed in Colombia plane crash: civil aviation agency". Mar 10, 2019. Retrieved Mar 14, 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - San José
- OurAirports - San José
- FallingRain - San José Airport
- Airport information for SKSJ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Accident history for SJE at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for SKSJ at NOAA/NWS
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