AirportsJuan Mendoza International Airport is a large airport serving Oruro, in Oruro Department, Bolivia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ORU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ORU
- ICAO code
- SLOR
- City
- Oruro
- State or region
- Oruro Department
- Country
- Bolivia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 17.9562° S, 67.0758° W
- Elevation
- 3,704 m (12,152 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,461 m (8,075 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ORU means Juan Mendoza International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SLOR. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 17.9562° S, 67.0758° W. It stands 3,704 metres (12,152 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/La Paz, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Juan Mendoza International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,461 metres (8,075 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 15 airports of Bolivia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,461 m 8,075 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 09/27 | 1,867 m 6,125 ft | 37 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Wilsterman International AirportCochabamba | CBB | 112 km |
| El Alto International AirportLa Paz / El Alto | LPB | 200 km |
| Chimore AirportChimore | CCA | 232 km |
| Alcantarí International AirportSucre | SRE | 249 km |
| Joya Andina International AirportQuijarro | UYU | 277 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,187 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,799 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,053 km | 17 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,046 km | 12 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,552 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,926 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,927 km | 22 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,726 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,964 km | 16 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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