Juan Mendoza Airport

Airport in Bolivia
ORU is located in Bolivia
ORU
ORU
Location of the airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 4,000 13,123 Asphalt
Sources: SkyVector[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Juan Mendoza Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Juan Mendoza) (IATA: ORU, ICAO: SLOR) is an extremely high elevation airport serving the city of Oruro, the capital of the Oruro Department in Bolivia.

The airport is in the eastern part of the city, which is in the altiplano of Bolivia. There is distant mountainous terrain east and west of the airport.[3]

The Oruro non-directional beacon (Ident: ORU) is located 0.9 nautical miles (1.7 km) west of the field. The Oruro VOR-DME (Ident: ORU) is located 0.49 nautical miles (0.91 km) off the displaced threshold of Runway 01.[4][1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Boliviana de Aviación Cochabamba

See also

References

  1. ^ a b SkyVector - Juan Mendoza, Oruru VOR
  2. ^ Airport information for Juan Mendoza Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ a b Google Maps - Juan Mendoza Airport
  4. ^ Oruro NDB

External links

  • OpenStreetMap - Oruro
  • OurAirports - Oruro
  • Fallingrain - Juan Mendoza Airport
  • Accident history for Juan Mendoza Airport at Aviation Safety Network
  • Current weather for Oruro at NOAA/NWS
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