Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport is an airport serving
San Borja, a town in the
Beni Department
Beni (), sometimes El Beni, is a northeastern department of Bolivia, in the lowlands region of the country. It is the second-largest department in the country (after Santa Cruz), covering 213,564 square kilometers (82,458 sq mi), and it was cre ...
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Bolivia
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. The runway is in the eastern side of the town.
The San Borja
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(Ident: BOR) and
non-directional beacon (Ident: SRJ) are located on the field.
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Accidents and incidents
* On 18 January 1976, Douglas C-47 CP-573 of Frigorifico Maniqui crashed near Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport, following a failure of the starboard engine. The aircraft was on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight. Seven of the ten people on board were killed.
See also
*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
Capitán Av. German Quiroga G. Airport
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Capitán Av. German Quiroga G. Airport
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Airports in Beni Department
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