Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport is an airport serving
Tarija
Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarixa is a city in southern Bolivia. Founded in 1574, Tarija is the largest city and capital and municipality within the Tarija Department, with an airport ( Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport, (TJA)) of ...
, the capital of the
Tarija Department of
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
. The airport is in the southeastern section of the city, which is within a basin of the
Cordillera Central mountain range. There is distant mountainous terrain in all quadrants.
The Tarija
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are i ...
(Ident: TJA) and
VOR-DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its Bearing (navigation), bearing to or from the beacon, while the D ...
(Ident: TAR) are located on the field.
Tarija VOR
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The runway length includes a displaced threshold
A displaced threshold or DTHR is a runway threshold located at a point other than the physical beginning or end of the runway.
The portion of the runway behind a displaced threshold may be used for takeoff in either direction and landings from t ...
on Runway 31.
Airlines and destinations
See also
* Transport in Bolivia
* List of airports in Bolivia
References
External links
Tarija Airport
at OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap (abbreviated OSM) is a free, Open Database License, open geographic database, map database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. Contributors collect data from surveying, surveys, trace from Ae ...
Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport
at OurAirports
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at FallingRain
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Airports in Tarija Department
Tarija
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