La Vanguardia Airport
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IATA: VVC – ICAO: SKVV
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Aerocivil | ||||||||||
| Serves | Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,394 ft / 425 m | ||||||||||
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La Vanguardia Airport (IATA: VVC, ICAO: SKVV), Is an airport located in Villavicencio, Colombia. it serves regular passenger, charter and cargo airlines as well as private sectors.
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Passenger airlines
File:HK-4528 - FAC-1180 Embraer Emb.170 SATENA (7496806834).jpg
SATENA Embraer 170 at La Vanguardia Airport (July 2012)
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Avianca | Bogotá |
| EasyFly | Bogotá |
| LATAM Colombia | Bogotá |
| SATENA | Bogotá, La Macarena, Mitú, Puerto Carreño, Puerto Inírida |
Cargo airlines
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.[1]
- On 28 May 1993, Douglas C-53D HK-2213 of Transoriente Colombia crashed near Villavicencio after both engines failes shortly after take-off from La Vanguardia Airport on a scheduled passenger flight. Seven of the 29 people on board were killed.[2]
- 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.[3]
- On 3 November 2010, an explosion took place at the airport warehouse. No casualties were reported. Explosion was caused by a parcel. As a result, several airlines suspended flights from the airport.[4]
References
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- ↑ sify news Retrieved on 4 November 2010
External links
- Airport information for SKVV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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