Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport
Capitán Nicolas Rojas Airport is an extremely high elevation airport serving the city of Potosí, the capital of the Potosí Department in Bolivia. The runway is in a shallow valley 4 kilometres northeast of the city, with mountainous terrain in a quadrants.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Bolivia
- Also known as: “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.
Potosí
Potosí, at around 4,000 metres, is one of the world's highest large cities. It is located in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. The wealthy history of Potosí is reflected in the narrow streets, colonial mansions and the many churches, which make the city a UNESCO World Heritage site.Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Potosí, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
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Latitude
-19.54171° or 19° 32′ 30″ south
Longitude
-65.72407° or 65° 43′ 27″ west
Elevation
3,935 metres (12,910 feet)
Inception
1955
Operator
Navegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos
IATA airport code
POI
ICAO airport code
SLPO
Open location code
57GPF75G+89
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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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”
- Indonesian: “POI”
- Indonesian: “SLPO”
- 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 Capitan Nicolas Rojas”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán Nicolás Rojas”
- Swedish: “Potosi”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи кптн некулос рувҳос”
Localities in the Area
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