Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport

Airport in San Borja, Bolivia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (IATA: SRJ, ICAO: SLSB) is an airport serving San Borja, a town in the Beni Department of Bolivia. The runway is in the eastern side of the town.

Airport typePublic
ElevationAMSL633 ft / 193 m
Coordinates14°51′25″S 66°44′15″W
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Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport
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Airport typePublic
LocationSan Borja, Bolivia
Elevation AMSL633 ft / 193 m
Coordinates14°51′25″S 66°44′15″W
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SRJ is located in Bolivia
SRJ
SRJ
Location of airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,800 5,906 Grass
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]
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The San Borja VOR (Ident: BOR) and non-directional beacon (Ident: SRJ) are located on the field.[3][4]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 18 January 1976, a Douglas C-47 of Frigorifico Maniqui, registration CP-573, crashed near Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport. The aircraft was on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight from the airport and had returned to make an emergency landing following a failure of the starboard engine. Seven of the ten people on board were killed.[5]

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