Lieutenant Colonel Rafael Pabón Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón, ) is an airport serving the city of
Villamontes in the
Gran Chaco Province of the
Tarija Department
Tarija () is a department in Bolivia. It is located in south-eastern Bolivia bordering with Argentina to the south and Paraguay to the east. According to the 2012 census, it has a population of 482,196 inhabitants. It has an area of . The city ...
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The airport is east of the city and north of the
Pilcomayo River
Pilcomayo (in Hispanicized spelling) (Quechua Pillkumayu or Pillku Mayu, ''pillku'' red, ''mayu'' river, "red river", Guarani Ysyry Araguay ) is a river in central South America. At long, it is the longest western tributary of the Paraguay River ...
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The Villamontes
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
(Ident: VTS) is located on the field.
Villamontes NDB
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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
Villamontes Airport
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Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport
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Airports in Tarija Department