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Coordinates: 2°57′00″N 75°17′39″W / 2.95000°N 75.29417°W / 2.95000; -75.29417
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| footnotes = Source: WAD<ref name=WAD>{{cite web|url-status=usurped|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SKNV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SKNV|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for SKNV|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006.</ref> GCM<ref name=GCM>{{GCM|NVA}}</ref>
| footnotes = Source: WAD<ref name=WAD>{{WAD|SKNV}}</ref> GCM<ref name=GCM>{{GCM|NVA}}</ref> Google Maps<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/@2.9506227,-75.2942145,4420m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Neiva]</ref>
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'''Benito Salas Airport''' ({{lang-es|Aeropuerto Benito Salas}}, {{airport codes|NVA|SKNV|p=n}}) is an [[airport]] that serves the city of [[Neiva, Colombia|Neiva]], the capital of the [[Huila Department]] in [[Colombia]]. It was named after [[Benito Salas Vargas]], a military and social leader during Colombia's (then known as [[United Provinces of New Granada|New Granada]]) [[Latin American wars of independence#Colombia|independence war]] (1810–1819).
'''Benito Salas Airport''' ({{langx|es|Aeropuerto Benito Salas}}, {{airport codes|NVA|SKNV|p=n}}) is an [[airport]] that serves the city of [[Neiva, Colombia|Neiva]], the capital of the [[Huila Department]] in [[Colombia]]. It was named after [[Benito Salas Vargas]], a military and social leader during Colombia's (then known as [[United Provinces of New Granada|New Granada]]) [[Spanish American wars of independence|independence war]] (1810–1819).


The airport is in a rebuilding process that includes a new control tower and a new building with garages.<ref>[http://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/infrastructure/colombia-to-invest-us37mn-in-benito-salas-airport BNAmericas - Airport upgrades]</ref> It was formerly known as "La Manguita airport" because it is placed in an old ranch with that name; even today people call it "La Manguita".
The airport is in a rebuilding process that includes a new control tower and a new building with garages.<ref>[http://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/infrastructure/colombia-to-invest-us37mn-in-benito-salas-airport BNAmericas - Airport upgrades]</ref> It was formerly known as "La Manguita airport" because it is placed in an old ranch with that name; even today people call it "La Manguita".

The Neiva [[VOR-DME]] (Ident: '''NVA''') is located {{convert|6.6|nmi|km}} off the Runway 02 threshold.<ref>[http://ourairports.com/navaids/NVA/Neiva_VOR-DME_CO/#lat=3.0591700077056885,lon=-75.25309753417969,zoom=13,type=Satellite Neiva VOR]</ref>


== Airlines and destinations ==
== Airlines and destinations ==
{{airport-dest-list
{{airport-dest-list
|[[Avianca]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]]
|[[Avianca]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]]
|[[EasyFly]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]], [[Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport|Cali]]
|[[Clic (airline)|Clic]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]], [[Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport|Cali]]
|{{nowrap|[[LATAM Colombia]]}} | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://torreeldorado.co/latam-airlines-inicia-venta-de-su-nueva-ruta-entre-bogota-y-neiva|title=LATAM Airlines inicia venta de su nueva ruta entre Bogotá y Neiva|date=8 November 2021|access-date=9 November 2021|archive-date=9 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109160148/https://torreeldorado.co/latam-airlines-inicia-venta-de-su-nueva-ruta-entre-bogota-y-neiva/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[SATENA]] | [[Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport|Cali]],<ref name="9R">{{cite web |title=SATENA late-Sep/Oct 2024 New Routes Addition |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240909-9rsep24 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> [[Eduardo Falla Solano Airport|San Vicente del Caguan]]<ref name="9R"/>
}}
}}


==Accidents and incidents==
==Accidents and incidents==
*On 8 January 1975, [[Douglas DC-3]] FAC-688 of [[SATENA]] crashed shortly after take-off on a flight to [[Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport]], [[Florencia, Caquetá|Florencia]]. All 30 people on board were killed.<ref name=ASN080175>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750000-0 |title= Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=17 August 2010}}</ref>
*On 8 January 1975, [[Douglas DC-3]] FAC-688 of [[SATENA]] crashed shortly after take-off on a flight to [[Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport]], [[Florencia, Caquetá|Florencia]]. All 30 people on board died.<ref name=ASN080175>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750000-0 |title= Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=17 August 2010}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=12/2.9538/-75.3065 Benito Salas Airport] at [[OpenStreetMap]]
*[http://ourairports.com/airports/SKNV/pilot-info.html#general Benito Salas Airport] at OurAirports
*[http://ourairports.com/airports/SKNV/pilot-info.html#general Benito Salas Airport] at OurAirports
*{{SkyVector|SKNV|Benito Salas Airport}}
*{{SkyVector|SKNV|Benito Salas Airport}}
*{{ASN|NVA}}
*{{ASN|NVA}}
*{{NWS-current|SKNV}}


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Latest revision as of 09:15, 25 October 2024

Benito Salas Airport

Aeropuerto Benito Salas
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesNeiva, Colombia
Elevation AMSL1,482 ft / 452 m
Coordinates2°57′00″N 75°17′39″W / 2.95000°N 75.29417°W / 2.95000; -75.29417
Map
NVA is located in Colombia
NVA
NVA
Location of airport in Colombia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,865 6,119 Asphalt
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2]

Benito Salas Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Benito Salas, IATA: NVA, ICAO: SKNV) is an airport that serves the city of Neiva, the capital of the Huila Department in Colombia. It was named after Benito Salas Vargas, a military and social leader during Colombia's (then known as New Granada) independence war (1810–1819).

The airport is in a rebuilding process that includes a new control tower and a new building with garages.[3] It was formerly known as "La Manguita airport" because it is placed in an old ranch with that name; even today people call it "La Manguita".

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Avianca Bogotá
Clic Bogotá, Cali
LATAM Colombia Bogotá[4]
SATENA Cali,[5] San Vicente del Caguan[5]

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Airport information for SKNV". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ^ Airport information for NVA at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ BNAmericas - Airport upgrades
  4. ^ "LATAM Airlines inicia venta de su nueva ruta entre Bogotá y Neiva". 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "SATENA late-Sep/Oct 2024 New Routes Addition". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
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