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.
  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 3,935 metres (12,910 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code POI
  • …has the ICAO airport code SLPO
  • …is operated by Navegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos
  • …opened in 1955
  • Description: airport in Bolivia
  • Address: Karachipampa
  • Also known as
    “Aeropuerto Capitán Nicolás Rojas”
    “Capitán Nicolás Rojas Airport”
    “Captain Nicolas Rojas International Airport”
    “POI”
    “SLPO”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Potosí.
, at around 4,000 metres, is one of the world's highest large cities.
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Latitude
-19.54171° or 19° 32′ 30″ south
Longitude
-65.72407° or 65° 43′ 27″ west
Open location code
57GPF75G+89
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway = aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tajik—“Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport” goes by many names.
Aeropuertu Capitán Nicolás RojasAsturian
PotosiCebuano
尼古拉斯·罗哈斯上校机场Chinese
尼古拉斯·羅哈斯上校機場Chinese
POIIndonesian
SLPOIndonesian
aeroporto Capitán Nicolás RojasItalian
カピタン・ニコラス・ロハス空港Japanese
Lapangan Terbang Nicolas RojasMalay
فرودگاه کپتن نیکولاس رووهاسPersian
Port lotniczy Capitán Nicolás RojasPolish
Aeroportul Captain Nicolas RojasRomanian
PotosiSwedish
Фурудгоҳи кптн некулос рувҳосTajik

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