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'''La Vanguardia Airport''' {{Airport codes|VVC|SKVV}} is an airport serving the city of [[Villavicencio]] in the [[Meta Department]] of [[Colombia]]. It serves regular passenger, charter and cargo airlines as well as private sectors. |
'''La Vanguardia Airport''' {{Airport codes|VVC|SKVV}} is an airport serving the city of [[Villavicencio]] in the [[Meta Department]] of [[Colombia]]. It serves regular passenger, charter and cargo airlines as well as private sectors. The airport is just north of the city. |
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== Airlines and destinations == |
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The airport is just north of the city. |
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== Passenger airlines with regularly scheduled flights == |
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[[File:HK-4528 - FAC-1180 Embraer 170 SATENA (7496806834).jpg|thumb|[[SATENA]] [[Embraer 170]] at La Vanguardia Airport (July 2012)]] |
[[File:HK-4528 - FAC-1180 Embraer 170 SATENA (7496806834).jpg|thumb|[[SATENA]] [[Embraer 170]] at La Vanguardia Airport (July 2012)]] |
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|[[Avianca]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]] |
|[[Avianca]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]] |
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|[[SATENA]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]], [[La Macarena Airport|La Macarena]], [[Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport|Mitú]], [[Germán Olano Airport|Puerto Carreño]], [[Obando Airport|Puerto Inírida]] |
|[[SATENA]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]], [[La Macarena Airport|La Macarena]], [[Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport|Mitú]], [[Germán Olano Airport|Puerto Carreño]], [[Obando Airport|Puerto Inírida]] |
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==Cargo airlines== |
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*[[Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas]] |
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==Accidents and incidents== |
==Accidents and incidents== |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Aerocivil | ||||||||||
Serves | Villavicencio, Colombia Bogotá, Colombia (For Satena Airlines) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,394 ft / 425 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 4°10′05″N 73°36′50″W / 4.16806°N 73.61389°W | ||||||||||
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La Vanguardia Airport (IATA: VVC, ICAO: SKVV) is an airport serving the city of Villavicencio in the Meta Department of Colombia. It serves regular passenger, charter and cargo airlines as well as private sectors. The airport is just north of the city.
Airlines and destinations
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/HK-4528_-_FAC-1180_Embraer_170_SATENA_%287496806834%29.jpg/220px-HK-4528_-_FAC-1180_Embraer_170_SATENA_%287496806834%29.jpg)
Airlines | Destinations |
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Avianca | Bogotá |
SATENA | Bogotá, La Macarena, Mitú, Puerto Carreño, Puerto Inírida |
Accidents and incidents
- On 6 June 1985, Douglas C-53D HK-1340 of LACOL Colombia crashed shortly after take-off after the starboard engine failed while the aircraft was on a cargo flight. The aircraft was probably overloaded and it caught fire after crashing into trees. Three of the six people on board were killed.[3]
- On 28 May 1993, Douglas C-53D HK-2213 of Transoriente Colombia crashed near Villavicencio after both engines failed shortly after take-off from La Vanguardia Airport on a scheduled passenger flight. Seven of the 29 people on board were killed.[4]
- On 30 March 1996, Douglas C-47B HK-2497 of LANC Colombia was damaged beyond repair in a wheels-up landing on approach to La Vanguardia. The aircraft was on a domestic scheduled passenger flight to La Macarena Airport when an engine problem was encountered and the decision was made to return to La Vanguardia.[5]
- On 3 November 2010, an explosion took place at the airport warehouse. No casualties were reported. The explosion was caused by a parcel. As a result, several airlines suspended flights from the airport.[6]
- On 9 March 2019, Douglas DC-3 HK-2494 of LASER Aéro Colombia crashed en route from Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport, in San José del Guaviare, killing all 14 occupants.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for VVC at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Vanguardia
- ^ "HK-1340 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ "HK-2213 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "HK-2497 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ sify news Retrieved on 4 November 2010
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-crash/colombia-plane-crash-kills-12-police-source-idUSKBN1QQ0MK
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Vanguardia
- OurAirports - Vanguardia
- SkyVector - Vanguardia
- FallingRain - Vanguardia Airport
- Accident history for VVC at Aviation Safety Network
- Template:WAD
- Current weather for SKVV at NOAA/NWS