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Juan Mendoza Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Juan Mendoza) (IATA: ORU, ICAO: SLOR) is an extremely high elevation airport serving the city of Oruro, the capital of the Oruro Department in Bolivia.
The airport is in the eastern part of the city, which is in the altiplano of Bolivia. There is distant mountainous terrain east and west of the airport.
The Oruro non-directional beacon (Ident: ORU) is located 0.9 nautical miles (1.7 km) west of the field. The Oruro VOR-DME (Ident: ORU) is located 0.49 nautical miles (0.91 km) off the displaced threshold of Runway 01.
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Juan Mendoza Airport
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Government |
| Serves |
Oruro, Bolivia |
| Elevation AMSL |
12,146 ft / 3,702 m |
| Coordinates |
17°57′45″S
67°04′34″W |
| Map |
Location of the airport in Bolivia
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 01/19 |
4,000 |
13,123 |
Asphalt |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Bolivia
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| ICAO ID |
SLOR
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| Time |
UTC-4
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| Latitude |
-17.962589
17° 57' 45.32" S
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| Longitude |
-67.076236
067° 04' 34.45" W
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| Elevation |
12146 feet
3702 meters
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| Magnetic Variation |
006° W (05/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Near City |
Oruro
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| Operating Hours |
SUNRISE TO SUNSET (SR-SS)
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| Communications
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| ORURO TWR |
118.5
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| ORURO RDO |
6622
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 09/27 |
6125 x 120 feet
1867 x 37 meters |
GRADED OR ROLLED EARTH, GRASS ON GRADED EARTH. |
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NO
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| 18/36 |
8075 x 75 feet
2461 x 23 meters |
ASPHALT |
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NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| NDB |
ORU |
ORURO |
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420 |
1.1 NM |
133.6
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| Remarks
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr SR-SS
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| RSTD |
VFR only
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| RWY |
Ldg proh RWY 18 exc with more than 10kts wind fr 180 . Tkof proh RWY 36. Restrictions due to twr and high tension lines. Tkof and ldg proh RWY 09-27 for conventional gear aircraft when crosswind exceeds 10kts. E 3300' of RWY 09-27 in poor cond and unuse.
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