Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport

Capitán Nicolas Rojas Airport is an extremely high elevation airport serving the city of , the capital of the in . The runway is in a shallow valley 4 kilometres northeast of the city, with mountainous terrain in a quadrants.
naabol.gob.bo
corlu.dhmi.gov.tr
Wikipedia
Photo: Grullab, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Bolivia
  • Also known as: “Aeropuerto Capitan Nicolas Rojas”, “Aeropuerto Capitán Nicolás Rojas”, “Capitán Nicolás Rojas Airport”, “Captain Nicolas Rojas International Airport”, “POI”, and “SLPO”
  • Address: Karachipampa

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Potosí.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
, at around 4,000 metres, is one of the world's highest large cities.

Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport

Latitude
-19.54171° or 19° 32′ 30″ south
Longitude
-65.72407° or 65° 43′ 27″ west
Elevation
3,935 metres (12,910 feet)
Established
1955
Operator
Navegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos
IATA airport code
POI
ICAO airport code
SLPO
Open location code
57GPF75G+89
Open­Street­Map ID
way 275748270
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6300779
Wiki­data ID
Q2875721
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tajik—“Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu Capitán Nicolás Rojas”
  • Cebuano: “Potosi”
  • Chinese: “尼古拉斯·罗哈斯上校机场”
  • Chinese: “尼古拉斯·羅哈斯上校機場”
  • French: “aéroport Capitán Nicolás Rojas”
  • French: “Aéroport Capitán Nicolás-Rojas”
  • German: “Flughafen Potosí”
  • Italian: “aeroporto Capitán Nicolás Rojas”
  • Japanese: “カピタン・ニコラス・ロハス空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Nicolas Rojas”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه کپتن نیکولاس رووهاس”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Capitán Nicolás Rojas”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Captain Nicolas Rojas”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán Nicolás Rojas”
  • Swedish: “Potosi”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи кптн некулос рувҳос”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Karachipampa and Teja Tambo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Terminal Aeropuerto Capitán Nicolás Rojas and Piscina Lixiviados.

Potosí: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Potosí and Uyuni.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.