Uyuni Airport

Uyuni Airport (IATA: UYU, ICAO: SLUY), also known as Joya Andina Airport, is an airport at extremely high elevation just northwest of Uyuni, in the southwestern Potosí Department of Bolivia. It is close to the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat. It was opened by the Bolivian president Evo Morales on July 11, 2011.^[3] Currently the airport is served by one airline: Boliviana de Aviacion which offers regular flights to and from La Paz and Cochabamba.

Uyuni Airport Joya Andina Airport
IATA: UYU ICAO: SLUY
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia
Elevation AMSL	12,024 ft / 3,665 m
Coordinates	20°26′35″S 66°51′15″W
Map
UYU Location of the airport in Bolivia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 4,000 13,123 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 42,997
Source: Landings.com,[1] GCM[2]

Uyuni Airport features a 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wide paved runway, making it the airport with Bolivia's second longest runway.^[4]

The Uyuni VOR-DME (Ident: UNI) is located on the field.^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Boliviana de Aviación	Cochabamba, La Paz

See also

• Bolivia portal
• Aviation portal
• Transport in Bolivia
• List of airports in Bolivia