Eduardo Falla Solano Airport Explained

Eduardo Falla Solano Airport
Nativename:Aeropuerto Nacional Eduardo Falla Solano
Iata:SVI
Icao:SKSV
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Colombia
Pushpin Label:SVI
Type:Public
Owner:Aerocivil
City-Served:San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia
Elevation-F:883
Coordinates:2.1514°N -74.7653°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-M:1500
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: GCM Google Maps[1]

Eduardo Falla Solano Airport in Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto Eduardo Falla Solano is a domestic airport serving the municipality of San Vicente del Caguán in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.

The runway is north of the airport. The San Vicente Del Caguan VOR-DME (Ident: SVC) and non-directional beacon (Ident: SVC) are located on the field.[2] [3]

Accidents and incidents

On 17 October 1971, Douglas C-47A HK-595 of Aerolíneas TAO[4] 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 311kg (686lb).[5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/@2.1523822,-74.7671889,2603m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - San Vicente
  2. http://ourairports.com/navaids/SVC/San_Vicente_Del_Caguan_VOR-DME_CO/#lat=2.148329973220825,lon=-74.76309967041016,zoom=10,type=Satellite San Vincente VOR
  3. https://skyvector.com/airport/SKSV/San-Vincente-Airport SkyVector - San Vicente NDB
  4. https://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=9044 TAO Airlines closed
  5. Web site: HK-595 Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 28 April 2021.