San Luis Airport (Colombia)

San Luis Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto San Luis) (IATA: IPI, ICAO: SKIP) is a high-elevation airport serving Ipiales, a city in the Nariño Department of Colombia. The airport is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the city. Google Earth 2015 imagery shows a second runway, 08/26, under construction.[3]

San Luis Airport

Aeropuerto San Luis
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesIpiales, Colombia
Elevation AMSL9,761 ft / 2,975 m
Coordinates0°51′45″N 77°40′15″W
Map
IPI
Location of the airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

The Ipiales VOR-DME (Ident: IPI) and San Luis non-directional beacon (Ident: SLI) are located on the field.[4][5]

Airlines

AirlinesDestinations
SATENA Bogotá

Accidents and incidents

  • On 22 August 1975, Douglas C-49J HK-1517E of TANA was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair.[6]
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See also

References

  1. Airport information for SKIP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Airport information for IPI at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. Google Maps - San Luis
  4. Ipiales VOR
  5. San Luis NDB
  6. "HK-1517E Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 August 2010.


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