Eduardo Falla Solano Airport

Eduardo Falla Solano Airport (IATA: SVI, ICAO: SKSV) in Spanish: Aeropuerto Eduardo Falla Solano is a domestic airport serving the municipality of San Vicente del Caguán in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.

Eduardo Falla Solano Airport

Aeropuerto Nacional Eduardo Falla Solano
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAerocivil
ServesSan Vicente del Caguán, Colombia
Elevation AMSL883 ft / 269 m
Coordinates2°09′05″N 74°45′55″W / 2.15139°N 74.76528°W / 2.15139; -74.76528
Map
SVI is located in Colombia
SVI
SVI
Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The runway is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the airport. The San Vicente Del Caguan VOR-DME (Ident: SVC) and non-directional beacon (Ident: SVC) are located on the field.[3][4]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
SATENA Araracuara, Bogotá

Accidents and incidents edit

On 17 October 1971, Douglas C-47A HK-595 of Aerolíneas TAO[5] crashed on take-off, killing 19 of 21 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight although it was only certified to carry freight and three crew. It was also overloaded by 311 kilograms (686 lb).[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Airport information for SVI at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Google Maps - San Vicente
  3. ^ San Vincente VOR
  4. ^ SkyVector - San Vicente NDB
  5. ^ TAO Airlines closed
  6. ^ "HK-595 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

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