AirportsJoya Andina International Airport is a large airport serving Quijarro, in Potosí Department, Bolivia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UYU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UYU
- ICAO code
- SLUY
- City
- Quijarro
- State or region
- Potosí Department
- Country
- Bolivia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 20.4413° S, 66.8576° W
- Elevation
- 3,394 m (11,136 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UYU means Joya Andina International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SLUY. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.4413° S, 66.8576° W. It stands 3,394 metres (11,136 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Potosí, about 150 km away in a straight line.
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
Joya Andina International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 15 airports of Bolivia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 45 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alcantarí International AirportSucre | SRE | 223 km |
| Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza AirportTarija | TJA | 256 km |
| Juan Mendoza International AirportOruro | ORU | 277 km |
| El Loa AirportCalama, Chile | CJC | 312 km |
| Jorge Wilsterman International AirportCochabamba | CBB | 343 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,273 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,808 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,115 km | 17 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,259 km | 12 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,830 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,144 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,671 km | 21 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,922 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,750 km | 15 h 50 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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