Uyuni Airport | |
Nativename: | Joya Andina Airport |
Iata: | UYU |
Icao: | SLUY |
Type: | Public |
City-Served: | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia |
Elevation-F: | 12,024 |
Coordinates: | -20.4431°N -66.8542°W |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the airport in Bolivia |
Pushpin Label: | UYU |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 13/31 |
R1-Length-M: | 4000 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Source: Landings.com,[1] GCM |
Uyuni Airport, also known as Joya Andina Airport, is an airport at extremely high elevation just northwest of Uyuni, in the southwestern Potosí Department of Bolivia. It is close to the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat. It was opened by the Bolivian president Evo Morales on July 11, 2011.[2] Currently the airport is served by one airline: Boliviana de Aviacion which offers regular flights to and from La Paz and Cochabamba.
Uyuni Airport features a long and wide paved runway, making it the airport with Bolivia's second longest runway.[3]
The Uyuni VOR-DME (Ident: UNI) is located on the field.[4]