Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport

Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport
Aeropuerto Jorge Enrique González Torres
IATA: SJE – ICAO: SKSJ
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves San José del Guaviare, Colombia
Coordinates 02°34′47″N 072°38′21″W / 2.57972°N 72.63917°W / 2.57972; -72.63917Coordinates: 02°34′47″N 072°38′21″W / 2.57972°N 72.63917°W / 2.57972; -72.63917
Map
SJE

Location of the airport in Colombia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 16,274
Passenger movements 30,585
Cargo movements (T) 4,804
Source: AIP Colombia,[1] Statistics[2]

Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport[3][4] (Spanish: Aeropuerto Jorge Enrique González Torres) (IATA: SJE, ICAO: SKSJ) is an airport serving San José del Guaviare, the capital of the Guaviare department in Colombia.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 184.44 metres (605.1 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,500 by 20 metres (4,921 ft × 66 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
SATENA Bogotá

Trivia

This airport was used by the Colombian Air Force on July 2, 2008 during Operation Jaque in the course of which 15 hostages, including former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt were rescued.

References

  1. 1 2 "SKSJ - SAN JOSÉ DEL GUAVIARE / Jorge E. Gonzáles T." (PDF). (751 KB). AIP Colombia. Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil (UAEAC). 27 August 2009.
  2. ↑ (Spanish) Operational Statistics (Estadísticas Operacionales). UAEAC.
  3. ↑ (Spanish) Controlled Aerodromes (Aeródromos controlados). UAEAC. Accessed 16 October 2009.
  4. ↑ SP FOTOS - Presidencia de la República de Colombia. 27 June 2009.

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