Vigía del Fuerte Airport explained

Vigía del Fuerte Airport
Icao:SKVF
Lid:SK-025
Type:Public
City-Served:Vigía del Fuerte
Elevation-F:72
Coordinates:6.5681°N -76.8875°W
Pushpin Map:Colombia Antioquia Department#Colombia
Pushpin Label:SKVF
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-M:1250
R1-Surface:Grass
Metric-Rwy:y
Footnotes:Sources: GCM Google Maps[1]

Vigía del Fuerte Airport is an airstrip serving the river town of Vigía del Fuerte and the surrounding area, in the Antioquia Department of Colombia. The runway is on the eastern bank of the Atrato River, upstream, south of the town. The airstrip used to be located inside the town, and made of grass. As the town expanded the airstrip was relocated, the old airstrip was refurbished to be a park, retaining its original shape.

The river is locally the boundary between the Antioquia and Chocó Departments of Colombia.

In 2013, presumed FARC rebels attacked the new airstrip and set fire to an aircraft.[2]


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  1. https://www.google.com/maps/@6.5661234,-76.8889385,2821m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Vigía del Fuerte
  2. http://www.elcolombiano.com/historico/queman_avioneta_en_vigia_del_fuerte-LYEC_264690 FARC attacks airstrip