San Luis Airport (Colombia)
San Luis Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto San Luis) (IATA: IPI, ICAO: SKIP) is a high-elevation airport serving Ipiales, a city in the Nariño Department of Colombia. The airport is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the city. Google Earth 2015 imagery shows a second runway, 08/26, under construction.[3]
San Luis Airport Aeropuerto San Luis | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ipiales, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 9,761 ft / 2,975 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 0°51′45″N 77°40′15″W | ||||||||||
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  IPI Location of the airport in Colombia | |||||||||||
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The Ipiales VOR-DME (Ident: IPI) and San Luis non-directional beacon (Ident: SLI) are located on the field.[4][5]
Accidents and incidents
- On 22 August 1975, Douglas C-49J HK-1517E of TANA was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair.[6]
References
- Airport information for SKIP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Airport information for IPI at Great Circle Mapper.
- Google Maps - San Luis
- Ipiales VOR
- San Luis NDB
- "HK-1517E Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - San Luis
- OurAirports - San Luis
- SkyVector - San Luis
- FallingRain - San Luis Airport
- Accident history for IPI at Aviation Safety Network
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