Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (IATA: TDD, ICAO: SLTR) is an airport serving the city of Trinidad, Bolivia. It is the main airport and gateway to the Bolivian section of the Amazon basin.
Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/General | ||||||||||
| Serves | Trinidad | ||||||||||
| Location | Trinidad, Bolivia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 509 ft / 155 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°49′15″S 64°55′00″W / 14.82083°S 64.91667°W | ||||||||||
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  TDD Location of airport in Bolivia | |||||||||||
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The Trinidad VOR-DME (Ident: TRI) is located 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 km) northwest of the field. The Trinidad non-directional beacon (Ident: TDD) is located on the field.[4][5]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Boliviana de Aviacion | Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru[6] |
| EcoJet | Cobija, Cochabamba, Guayaramerín, La Paz, Riberalta, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru |
Accidents and incidents
edit- On 19 April 1968, Douglas VC-47D CP-734 of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano crashed on take-off.[7]
- On 1 February 2008, Boeing 727 CP-2429 of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano landed 4.2 km short of the runway due to fuel exhaustion.[8]
- On 6 September 2011, Aerocon Flight 238, operated by Swearingen SA.227BC Metroliner III CP-2548 crashed on approach, killing eight of the nine people on board.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Airport information for TDD at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Trinidad
- ^ Landings.com - Trinidad
- ^ Trinidad VOR
- ^ Trinidad NDB
- ^ "Boliviana de Aviacion Resumes Santa Cruz – Trinidad Service From Nov 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "CP-734 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
External links
edit- Trinidad Airport at OpenStreetMap
- Trinidad Airport at OurAirports
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Trinidad Airport at SkyVector
- Accident history for Trinidad at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for Trinidad at NOAA/NWS
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