Germán Olano Airport | |
Nativename: | Puerto Carreño Airport |
Iata: | PCR |
Icao: | SKPC |
Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Colombia |
Pushpin Label: | PCR |
Type: | Public |
City-Served: | Puerto Carreño, Colombia |
Elevation-F: | 177 |
Coordinates: | 6.1847°N -67.4931°W |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 07/25 |
R1-Length-M: | 1800 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Source: AIP Colombia at UAEAC[1] Google Maps[2] GCM |
Germán Olano Airport (Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto Germán Olano,) is an airport serving Puerto Carreño, the capital of Vichada Department in Colombia. It is also known as Puerto Carreño Airport (Aeropuerto Puerto Carreño). The airport is west of and parallels the Orinoco River, locally Colombia's border with Venezuela.
The Puerto Carreno non-directional beacon (Ident: PCR) and VOR-DME (Ident: PTC) are located on the field.[3] [4]
On December 20, 2016, Aerosucre Flight 157 crashed while taking off from the airport after failing to become airborne. It was reported that 5 aboard the Boeing 727-200 died, and 1 crew member survived with injuries.[5] [6] [7]