Uyuni Airport , also known as Joya Andina Airport, is an airport at extremely high elevation just northwest of
Uyuni
Uyuni (Aymara, ''uyu'' pen (enclosure), yard, cemetery, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a pen", "the one with a pen") is a city in the southwest of Bolivia.
Uyuni primarily serves as a gateway for tourists visiting t ...
, in the southwestern
Potosí Department
Potosí (; Aymara language, Aymara: ''Putusi''; qu, P'utuqsi) is a Departments of Bolivia, department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km2 with 823,517 inhabitants (2012 census). The capital is the city of Potosí.
It is most ...
of
Bolivia
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. It is close to the
Salar de Uyuni
Salar de Uyuni (or "Salar de Tunupa") is the world's largest salt flat, or playa, at over in area. It is in the Daniel Campos Province in Potosí in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes at an elevation of above sea level.
The Sal ...
, the world's largest salt flat. It was opened by the Bolivian president
Evo Morales
Juan Evo Morales Ayma (; born 26 October 1959) is a Bolivian politician, trade union organizer, and former cocalero activist who served as the 65th president of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019. Widely regarded as the country's first president to co ...
on July 11, 2011. Currently the airport is served by one airline:
Boliviana de Aviacion which offers regular flights to and from
La Paz
La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities ...
and
Cochabamba
Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 63 ...
.
Uyuni Airport features a long and wide paved runway, making it the airport with Bolivia's second longest runway.
The Uyuni
VOR-DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the slan ...
(Ident: UNI) is located on the field.
Uyuni VOR
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Airlines and destinations
See also
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*Transport in Bolivia
Transport in Bolivia is mostly by road. The railways were historically important in Bolivia, but now play a relatively small part in the country's transport system. Because of the country's geography, aviation is also important.
Railways
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*List of airports in Bolivia
This is a list of airports in Bolivia, grouped by type and sorted by location.
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Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
See also
* Bolivian Air Force
The Bolivi ...
References
External links
Joya Andina Airport
at OpenStreetMap
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Uyuni Airport
at OurAirports
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Uyuni Joya Andina Airport
at FlightRadar24
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Airports in Bolivia
Airports in Potosí Department
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