Orito Airport is an airport serving the town of
Orito in the
Putumayo Department
Putumayo () is a department of Southern Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.
The word ''putumayo'' comes from the Quechua languages. The verb ''p'utuy'' means "to spring forth" ...
of
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
.
The airport is adjacent to the town. The Orito
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: ORI) is located east of the airport.
ORI NDB
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See also
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*Transport in Colombia
Transport in Colombia is regulated by the Ministry of Transport.
Road travel is the main means of transport; 69 percent of cargo is transported by road, as compared with 27 percent by railroad, 3 percent by internal waterways, and 1 percent by ai ...
*List of airports in Colombia
This is a list of airports in Colombia, grouped by type and sorted by location.
__TOC__ Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
Notes
* The served town of Chía is located in ...
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Orito
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Airports in Colombia