Santiago Vila Airport
Santiago Vila Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Santiago Vila) (IATA: GIR, ICAO: SKGI) is an airport serving Girardot, a city in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia. The airport is 3.1 kilometres (2 mi) south of Girardot, across the Magdalena River by the town of Flandes in the Tolima Department.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Girardot, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Location | Flandes, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 902 ft / 275 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 4°16′35″N 74°47′46″W | ||||||||||
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The Girardot VOR-DME (Ident: GIR) is 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km) southwest of the airport.[4]
Accidents and incidents
On 12 December 1982, Douglas C-47A HK-2580 of Transportes Aéreas Latinamericas crashed at Santiago Vila Airport while on a training flight destined to land at Mariquita Airport. One of the four people on board was killed.[5]
See also
Colombia portal
Aviation portal- Transport in Colombia
- List of airports in Colombia
References
- Airport information for SKGI from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- Airport information for GIR at Great Circle Mapper.
- Google Maps - Girardot
- Girardot VOR
- "HK-2580 Accident report". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
External links
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