Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport Explained

Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport
Iata:	SRJ
Icao:	SLSB
Pushpin Map:	Bolivia
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of airport in Bolivia
Pushpin Label:	SRJ
Type:	Public
Location:	San Borja, Bolivia
Elevation-F:	633
Coordinates:	-14.8569°N -66.7375°W
Metric-Rwy:	y
R1-Number:	18/36
R1-Length-M:	1800
R1-Surface:	Grass
Footnotes:	Sources: GCM Google Maps^[1]

Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport is an airport serving San Borja, a town in the Beni Department of Bolivia. The runway is in the eastern side of the town.

The San Borja VOR (Ident: BOR) and non-directional beacon (Ident: SRJ) are located on the field.^{[2] [3]}

Accidents and incidents

• On 18 January 1976, Douglas C-47 CP-573 of Frigorifico Maniqui crashed near Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport, following a failure of the starboard engine. The aircraft was on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight. Seven of the ten people on board were killed.^[4]

See also

• Transport in Bolivia
• List of airports in Bolivia

External links

• Capitán Av. German Quiroga G. Airport at OpenStreetMap
• Capitán Av. German Quiroga G. Airport at OurAirports
  • Capitán Av. German Quiroga G. Airport at FallingRain

Notes and References

1. https://www.google.com/maps/@-14.8574539,-66.7372223,3408m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - San Borja
2. http://ourairports.com/navaids/SRJ/San_Borja_NDB_BO/#lat=-14.85770034790039,lon=-66.73650360107422,zoom=10,type=Satellite San Borja NDB
3. http://ourairports.com/navaids/BOR/San_Borja_VOR_BO/#lat=-14.852100372314453,lon=-66.73650360107422,zoom=10,type=Satellite San Borja VOR
4. Web site: CP-573 Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 15 August 2010.