AirportsCapitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tarija, in Tarija Department, Bolivia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TJA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TJA
- ICAO code
- SLTJ
- City
- Tarija
- State or region
- Tarija Department
- Country
- Bolivia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.5557° S, 64.7013° W
- Elevation
- 1,853 m (6,079 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,050 m (10,007 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TJA means Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SLTJ. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 21.5557° S, 64.7013° W. It stands 1,853 metres (6,079 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
Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,050 metres (10,007 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,050 m 10,007 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Joya Andina International AirportQuijarro | UYU | 256 km |
| Alcantarí International AirportSucre | SRE | 261 km |
| Gobernador Horacio Guzman International AirportSan Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina | JUJ | 318 km |
| Martín Miguel de Güemes International AirportSalta, Argentina | SLA | 376 km |
| El Loa AirportCalama, Chile | CJC | 446 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,106 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,595 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,936 km | 17 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,235 km | 12 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,979 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,387 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,456 km | 21 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,175 km | 21 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,769 km | 15 h 55 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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