Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport

Capitán Nicolas Rojas Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Capitán Nicolas Rojas, IATA: POI, ICAO: SLPO) is an extremely high elevation airport serving the city of Potosí, the capital of the Potosí Department in Bolivia.

Capitán Nicolas Rojas Airport Aeropuerto Capitán Nicolas Rojas
IATA: POI ICAO: SLPO
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Potosí, Bolivia
Elevation AMSL	12,922 ft / 3,939 m
Coordinates	19°32′35″S 065°43′25″W
Map
POI Location of the airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 2,833 9,295 Asphalt
Sources: Google Maps[1] AASANA[2] WAD[3] GCM[4]

The runway is in a shallow valley 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the city, with mountainous terrain in a quadrants.

The Potosi VOR-DME (Ident: PTS) is located 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km) off the approach threshold of Runway 24. The Potosi non-directional beacon (Ident: POI) is located on the field.^[5][6]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Boliviana de Aviación	Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru

See also

• Transport in Bolivia
• List of airports in Bolivia