Santiago Vila Airport
Airport in Flandes, Colombia
GIR
Location of the airport in Colombia
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||
02/20 | 1,600 | 5,249 | Asphalt |
Passenger movements | 823 |
---|---|
Cargo movement (T) | 28 |
Aircraft operations | 30,689 |
Santiago Vila Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Santiago Vila) (IATA: GIR, ICAO: SKGI) is an airport serving Girardot, a city in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia. The airport is 3.1 kilometres (2 mi) south of Girardot, across the Magdalena River by the town of Flandes in the Tolima Department.
The Girardot VOR-DME (Ident: GIR) is 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km) southwest of the airport.[4]
Accidents and incidents
On 12 December 1982, Douglas C-47A HK-2580 of Transportes Aéreas Latinamericas crashed at Santiago Vila Airport while on a training flight destined to land at Mariquita Airport. One of the four people on board was killed.[5]
See also
- Colombia portal
- Aviation portal
- Transport in Colombia
- List of airports in Colombia
References
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Girardot
- OurAirports - Girardot
- SkyVector - Girardot
- Accident history for GIR at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for SKGI at NOAA/NWS
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