Benito Salas Airport

Benito Salas Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Benito Salas, IATA: NVA, ICAO: SKNV) is an airport that serves the city of Neiva, the capital of the Huila Department in Colombia. It was named after Benito Salas Vargas, a military and social leader during Colombia's (then known as New Granada) independence war (1810–1819).

Benito Salas Airport Aeropuerto Benito Salas
IATA: NVA ICAO: SKNV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Neiva, Colombia
Elevation AMSL	1,482 ft / 452 m
Coordinates	2°57′00″N 75°17′39″W
Map
NVA Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 1,865 6,119 Asphalt
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

The airport is in a rebuilding process that includes a new control tower and a new building with garages.[4] It was formerly known as "La Manguita airport" because it is placed in an old ranch with that name; even today people call it "La Manguita".

The Neiva VOR-DME (Ident: NVA) is located 6.6 nautical miles (12.2 km) off the Runway 02 threshold.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Avianca	Bogotá
EasyFly	Bogotá, Cali

Accidents and incidents

• On 8 January 1975, Douglas DC-3 FAC-688 of SATENA crashed shortly after take-off on a flight to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport, Florencia. All 30 people on board were killed.[6]

See also

• Transport in Colombia
• List of airports in Colombia

References

1. Airport information for SKNV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
2. Airport information for NVA at Great Circle Mapper.
3. Google Maps - Neiva
4. BNAmericas - Airport upgrades
5. Neiva VOR
6. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 August 2010.

External links

• Benito Salas Airport at OpenStreetMap
• Benito Salas Airport at OurAirports
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for Benito Salas Airport at SkyVector
• Accident history for NVA at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for SKNV at NOAA/NWS